What are Pixy, Alfred and Farmingdale types of?
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26 December 2015
A Greek Mythology DYK?
Midas was given what by Apollo for judging Pan to be a better musician than him?
A Presidential DYK?
Gerald Ford is the only man to become Vice President and President of the USA without being elected to either post.
A fact that you will be itching to know
The flea belongs to the order Siphonaptera of which there are 1600 species.
A pop DYK?
The Searchers, the UK pop group who had three No one hit singles in the 60s, was named after the John Wayne film.
The bells ring out
Children perform Silent Night at the Church of the Epiphany Christmas Eve service.
https://youtu.be/SZ-n3bpmT6o
21 December 2015
Middle Ages
DYK?
In the Middle Ages, there was a job named, 'Groom of the King's Close Stool' given to one of his most trusted advisors. The groom wiped the King's bum.
In the Middle Ages, moss wrapped in a napkin was used as a sanitary towel.
In the Middle Ages, women were known to take extensive care of their skin washing their faces every day with urine because of its antiseptic qualities.
01 December 2015
30 November 2015
DYK?
A garden snail would take 95 years to slide around the world. Garden snails move at a pace of ½" per second.
Polar bears can smell humans from 20 miles (32km) away.
A snail produces such a thick layer of slime that it could crawl over a razor blade without damaging itself.
Moles can dig 75' (22m) of tunnels in a day.
Each head of a rare two-headed snake can fight over food.
A Hamster is able to carry half its own body weight in food in its cheeks.
Using its antennae, a bee can locate an apple tree three miles (five km) away.
Bees cannot fly when it rains.
Net-casting spiders spin a web of thick silk which they use as a net to throw over their prey.
Polar bears can smell humans from 20 miles (32km) away.
A snail produces such a thick layer of slime that it could crawl over a razor blade without damaging itself.
Moles can dig 75' (22m) of tunnels in a day.
Each head of a rare two-headed snake can fight over food.
A Hamster is able to carry half its own body weight in food in its cheeks.
Using its antennae, a bee can locate an apple tree three miles (five km) away.
Bees cannot fly when it rains.
Net-casting spiders spin a web of thick silk which they use as a net to throw over their prey.
18 November 2015
17 November 2015
Trivia Teasers
What stimulant is found in tea, coffee, pop and sweets?
A stinging jellyfish is also known as what?
Avant-garde describes someone who is:
(a) scandalous (b) cutting-edge (c) retro
A lexicographer edits what?
A shortage of haemoglobin causes what?
01 November 2015
True or False?
Thirteen days disappeared when the UK adopted the Gregorian Calendar~ T /F?
An apple, onion and potato all taste the same ~ T /F?
There are in excess of 15,000 different kinds of rice ~ T /F?
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