1.The word umbrella typically refers
to a device used for protection from
rain. But the word parasol usually
refers to an item designed to
protect from the sun.
2.Umbrella word taken from the latin,
'umbra' which means shadow.
3.China's population is the first
person who uses an umbrella as
protection from the rain.
4.Brolly is a slang word for umbrella,
used often in Britain, Ireland, New
Zealand, Australia, South Africa
and Kenya.
5.The first lightweight folding
umbrella in Europe was introduced
in 1710 by a Paris merchant named
Jean Marius.
6.In January 1902, an article in The
Daily Mirror instructed women on
how they could defend themselves
from ruffians with an umbrella or
parasol.
7.In March 2011 media outlets
revealed that French president
Nicolas Sarkozy has started using
a £ 10,000 armor-plated umbrella
to protect him from attackers.
8.During the 2014 Hong Kong
protest, protesters used umbrellas
as shields against pepper spray
and tear gas from riot police.
9.Umbrellas have also been
fashioned into hats as early as
1880 and at least as recently as
1987.
10.In Germany, the small foldable
umbrellas were produced by the
company "Knirps" , which became
a synonym in the German
language for small foldable
umbrellas in general.
