Sylvia Shults's Blog, page 39
October 19, 2020
Today I Learned …
When male chameleons see their reflection in a mirror, they change color, thinking that the image is a rival. (From National Geographic Kids Weird But True! Animals)
October 12, 2020
Today I Learned …
One more reason to feel sorry for the honeybee: bees are electrostatically charged while they are flying. This attracts viruses and bacterial spores in the air, which then stick to the bee’s body.
October 5, 2020
Today I Learned …
Hugh Hefner’s original Playboy Mansion was in Chicago. The seventy-two room mansion was located in the city’s Gold Coast neighborhood. The brass plate on the mansion’s front door was inscribed with the Latin phrase: “Si Non Oscillas, Noli Tininnare” (“If you don’t swing, don’t ring.”)
September 28, 2020
Today I Learned …
The reason Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s picture is on the dime is because of his association with the March of Dimes.
September 25, 2020
Lights Out — Let’s Take a Vacation!
Hey hey, it’s time for another episode of Lights Out. We’re staying in the Dells, and lacing up our sneakers for a walking ghost tour. Want to take a stroll in beautiful Wisconsin Dells and hear some ghost stories? You’re in luck! Sit back and enjoy some spooky tales, including stories of a haunted pinball machine, a Confederate spy, and a hungry spirit that likes sandwiches.
September 21, 2020
Today I Learned …
Abraham Lincoln appears on both sides of the penny.
September 14, 2020
Today I Learned …
The world’s largest insect is six times longer than the world’s smallest bird. (From National Geographic Kids Weird But True! Animals)
September 7, 2020
Today I Learned …
Naked mole rats can move their front teeth separately, like chopsticks. (From National Geographic Kids Weird But True! Animals)
August 31, 2020
Today I Learned …
During World War II, one of the oddest military tactics was used in the Pacific. A lot of the fighting there was done on islands with sandy beaches. Undercover agents strapped foot-shaped rubber soles onto their boots. When they landed on one of those sandy beaches, they left tracks that looked like “bare feet” footprints, making it look like locals had gone for a stroll along the shore. No soldiers here, nope, not a one.
August 24, 2020
Today I Learned …
12 + 1 = 11 + 2, and “twelve plus one” is an anagram of “eleven plus two”.
