Author Archives: Linda S.
Did You Know: Phobia Edition
Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth! I found this information on page 22 in the book Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Body & Mind. This is a children’s book full of facts, stats, … Continue reading
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Did You Know? (Platypus Edition)
Did you know that male platypuses are poisonous? The male platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus in Latin) has a spike on his hind foot. The spike is used to inject venom, usually in self-defense. I found this information in the book Poison! by … Continue reading
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Did You Know? (Reindeer Edition)
That Santa’s reindeer are most likely female? Mature male reindeer lose their antlers in November and December after the mating season. Females keep their antlers until after they have given birth in the spring. I found this information in the … Continue reading
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Did You Know? (White House Edition)
There are five kitchens in the White House. The main kitchen on the ground floor, one upstairs for the family, one underground for the staff, one for guests and a pastry kitchen just for desserts! I found this information on pages … Continue reading
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Did You Know? (Fairs and Ferris Wheel Edition)
The biggest Ferris Wheel in the world is the Singapore Flyer. It is an amazing 542 feet tall, the same height as a 42 story building! I found this information in the book That’s Awesome! Any little future inventors will love … Continue reading
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Did You Know? (Ratfish Edition)
Did you know that there are more ratfish in Puget Sound than any other kind of fish? An estimated 200 million are at home in Puget Sound. That’s more than 30 fish for each person in the state! I first … Continue reading
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Did You Know? (Storm Edition)
A typical cloud may be hundreds of feet high, but a storm cloud may have a total height of over six miles. It can also contain an amazing 250,000 tons of water—that’s the weight of 1,000 Jumbo jets! I found this information … Continue reading
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Off to See the Wizard
Donna Evry is 82 and has spent most of her life collecting Wizard of Oz memorabilia. As a young girl growing up in Butler, Pennsylvania, during the depression, Donna fell in love with the Oz books at her local library. … Continue reading
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Did You Know (Salt Edition)
Every human needs about 28,000 pounds of salt over a lifetime! I found this fact in the book An Uncommon History of Common Things. This is equivalent to about a pound of salt a day if you live to be 76. … Continue reading
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Did You Know? (CAT and PET Scans Edition)
Did you know that a CAT scan and a PET scan have nothing to do with animals? CAT stands for Computerized Axial Tomography and PET stands for Positron Emission Tomography. Both scans are used to evaluate internal problems and abnormal structures. … Continue reading
Filed under Did You Know?, Health and Exercise, Nonfiction
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