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Good
morning all it is a lovely day here in Newie not hot just warm. Well
since it is Monday it is did you know day.
If
you ask someone to think of a card the most common answer is the four
of spades.
In
1963 a baseball picher Gaylord Perry said publicly “They'll put a
man on the moon before I hit a home run”. On the 20th
July 1969 four hours after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon
Gaylord Perry hit his first and only home run.
The
crowd at the Wimbledon Tennis championships eat 27,000 kilograms of
English strawberrie in a fortnight.
Stone
Age life wasn't all fun and games, our ancient ancestors wore the
skulls of their dead as mementos and ate elephants raw. In the
coldest winters they would smear their bodies with grease to keep
warm. Really how does anyone know this.........
Dick
Whittington was a real person. He made a fortune selling cloth,
becoming rich enough to lend money to the King of England. He was a
Member of Parliament and became Lord Mayor of London three times. He
also left the city of London a school and a hospital in his will.
Interesting facts that I do not know of. Our weather here is sunny and hot. Have a wonderful new week!
ReplyDeleteInteresting read Jo-Anne.
ReplyDeleteAlways do find these interesting. :)
ReplyDeleteThe Gaylord Perry thing is so cool! I saw something that would fit right in with that last night. One team started their backup goaltender because it was his birthday. He faced over 50 shots, becoming only the second goalie in 32 years to face 50+ shots on his birthday. The other one was the regular goaltender!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading about Dick Whittington! Who knew and boy, are you right about the stone age people and what they were supposed to be doing. Who can anyone tell? King of Spades for me.
ReplyDeleteThose are some great facts. I enjoyed hearing them. You have a good evening.
ReplyDeleteNancy.......It is another stinking bloody hot day here in Newie
ReplyDeleteMargaret........Thanks
Rita......I am glad
Chris......Yes I thought it was awesome, and that about the goaltender is also interesting
Katie......I am pleased you liked the post
Marg........I am to please my readers+
I love the baseball one, it's actually a pretty funny coincidence.
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