One of my good friends recently moved to a new neighborhood, because she wanted her children to attend class in a different school district. While that’s common practice to most of us, it’s a different story in Hawaii… Hawaii is the only state with 1 school district.
Although I always earned good grades, math was never my favorite subject. While some of my other classmates loved learning complex math formulas and terminology, I wasn’t interested. However, I do know a few interesting math terms. For example… A googol is a number – 1 followed by 100 zeros.
Think about how fast your hear beats when you’re, nervous, scared or exercising. If you think those situations produce a fast heartbeat, you may be stunned to learn about the hummingbird… A hummingbird’s heart beats 14 hundred times a minute.
Many of my friends had an art farm during their childhood. I was never interested in watching ants dig and walk through tunnels. However, I have always found one thing interesting about ants… An ant can lift 50 times its own weight.
Most people do everything they can to avoid pain at all costs. However, there are certain parts of the body where you feel pain greater than others… The most sensitive parts of the body are the mouth and fingertips.
I finally took a trip to the National Zoo in Washington D.C. over the weekend. I was so excited to see the giant pandas. As an endangered species.. There are fewer than 1,600 giant pandas in the world.
Sailboats are magnificent works of engineering. It can be very complicated learning how to operate a sailboat, but many people love it above anything else. I bet you didn’t know… The first sailing boats were built in Egypt.
I’ve been really craving pizza lately. Pizza is one of my favorite foods, even though I rarely eat it. Apparently, I’m not alone in my love of pizza… Americans eat about 100 acres of pizza a year.
Over the past decade, there has been a strong movement to conserve energy and water. Have you ever thought about how much water you use in a day? The average person uses 150 gallons of water a day for personal use.
Many Americans dread tax day. Filing taxes is a huge source of stress for many and it causes them to procrastinate until the last minute. Now that tax day is here, I bet you didn’t know… Federal income tax was introduced in 1861 to help fund the Civil War.
Although I don’t know anyone who participates in the pasttime, birdwatching is extremely popular. To be a successful birdwatcher, one must have a great deal of patience. Birdwatchers love catching a glimpse of a hummingbird, because… The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards.
Today is Friday the 13th, which is considered the most widespread superstition. The year 2012 has three such occurrences, exactly 13 weeks apart. We’ve already made it through Friday, January 13. The next and final Friday the 13th in 2012 will occur in July.
