So to break up things a bit, here are some interesting facts for your amusement:
- Ligers exist; yes, you heard me correctly. Napoleon Dynamite did not actually make them up, much to my amazement. A liger is a cross between a male lion and a female tiger. Wikipedia says so.
- The Great Wall of China is actually NOT visible to the unaided eye from space, even in low earth orbit.
- The word dord was included for five years in Webster's Dictionary starting in 1934. Unfortunately, this word does not exist.
- Chop Suey, a classic Chinese dish, is American in origin and literally means "odds and ends"
- Neil Armstrong intended to say, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind," which would have made a lot more sense than what he really said. When he saw his quote in the newspapers, he verified this.
- You can work out the temperature by counting how many times crickets are chirping outside, though I can't tell you the exact relationship.
- There's some guy in Australia who calls himself Prince Leonard and he rules over a self-proclaimed principality called the Hutt River Province - they even have their own currency! And the Aussie government seems to be okay with it!
Well, bedtime for me. Hope you have enjoyed these random facts.
5 comments:
Hi JP!
Welcome to the Blogspot group. Like you, I'm new to the group too. This is a very informative post and a very distinctive blog. I'll be coming back for more food for the thought... and if my 1st impression is right, more for the soul. Cheers!
BTW,
I hope you can find time to drop by my blog.
We actually talked about Ligers in my geology class (we were discussing evolution and cross-breeding species....yes I know the class name is "geology"). The other combination is Tigon - the difference is based upon whether the male/female is lion/tiger or tiger/lion. I'll email you a picture if you want :-)
I've read of such cross-breeds before. Yes, I'd love to have that pic! Do send it over.
Hi jp nice content of your blog. You can still improve the layouts.
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