Simple facts about umbrella

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.