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Hello Monday, it's
another cold wet day here, I went to my aqua class after taking Leo
to school, yes it is the first day of the 4th school term
the last term of the school year and Leo does like the idea of going
back to school.
Yesterday was my baby
sister's birthday she is now 41, when she was a baby I used to take
her into my room to listen to music with me and I would lay her next
to me and read to her.
Anyway here is this
weeks five did you know facts.
The
world's tallest mountains,the Himalayas are also the fastest growing,
they grow about half an inch a year, this is caused by the pressure
exerted by two of the Earth's continental plates pushing against one
another.
A
person afflicted with hexadectylism has six fingers or six toes on
one or both hands or feet.
Rhythms
is the longest English word without any vowel,
In
the middle ages young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who
their Valentines would be. They would wear these names on their
sleeve for one week. It is believed that this is how the saying “to
wear your heart on your sleeve” comes from
It
was the Frisbie Pie Company of Bridgeport Connecticut whose name and
lightweight pie tins gave birth to the modern Frisbee.
Interesting fact about the growing Himalayas. The word hexadectylism is difficult to pronounce. Happy birthday to you baby sister. Have a wonderful new week!
ReplyDeleteI love this kind of stuff!
ReplyDeleteRhythms is the longest English word without any vowel,
I know I had heard a few of these but would never have remembered all the information--just parts. Like I knew frisbees were derived from a pie tin but not where and which company, for example. And I will probably forget again in short order--LOL! :)
ReplyDeleteHmmm... I thought that was a case where "sometimes y is a vowel too", but I guess not...
ReplyDeleteNancy.........Yeah I have no idea how to pronounce hexadectylism
ReplyDeleteChatty.........I am pleased you like this stuff
Rita...........Yeah I had heard about Frisbees and pie tins
Chris...........Never heard of y being a vowel
I love these odd facts. The Valentine w=one was a lot of fun.
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