Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Did you know?


  • If you think Supercalifragilistexpialidocious(containing 34 letters) is one of the longest words in the world, think again. Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitatenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft is a record breaker from Germany at 79 letters! the word has something to do with the management of a steamship company on the Danube River.

  • Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
  • In space you can not cry because there is no gravity to make your tears flow.
  • In 1936, American track star Jesse Owens beat a race horse over a 100-yard court. The horse was even given a head start.
  • It is estimated that millions of trees are planted by forgetful squirrels.
  • In Kentucky it is illegal to carry ice cream in your back pocket.

  • A group of crows is called a murder.

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