Someone bursts your bubble! After rather serious blogs the last few times, I decided it would be good to bring a smile to each of your faces. And, you might impress someone with your knowledge.
For writers, authors, and those who love the English language.
- The hashtag (#) is actually called the octotrophe
- The protagonist in C.S. Lewis’ science fiction trilogy was modeled after his friend and fellow author J.R.R. Tolkien.
- Tittle is the dot over lowercase i’s and j’s.
- Don Quixote is the best-selling novel of all time, with over 500 million copies so
- Only two English words in current use end in “-gry”. They are “angry” and “hungry”.
For those of us who like to think we know everything:
- Vatican City is its own country
- A giraffe’s tongue is 21 inches long.
- High heels were originally designed for men.
- The average color of outer space is beige (according to NASA).
Health and body facts:
- You can’t hold your breath and hum at the same time.
- Gorillas can and have been known to use birth control pills.
- You typically breathe out of one nostril at a time.
- Humans are the only animals with chins.
Look up more interesting facts at the sites below.
https://www.livingly.com/These+Random+Facts+Will+Make+You+Question+Everything+You+Thought+You+Knew
https://bestlifeonline.com/weird-questionable-facts
Now you can start the day being a little smarter!
To know what you know and what you do not know is true knowledge. (Confuscious)
I loved your lists, Karen. I never think I know everything, actually, I barely know some things. One aspect of getting older seems to be the growing awareness of just how little we know. π
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Aging is a wondrous thing. The longer I live, the more I realize how little I know! However, I have become wiser, not smarter. Thanks for sharing, Gwen.
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Fun stuff, Karen! Thanks for the grins!
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You are most welcome, Jan.
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Thank you for the smiles today, Karen
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You are welcome, John. Smiles are always better than frowns.
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They are. π
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I learned a lot here today, Karen π The only one I knew was about the Vatican ! Hugs xo
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It’s always fun to learn new things. Thanks, Denise
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