You Learn Something New Every Day

Day 30

A group of ravens is called an “unkindness” or a “conspiracy”.

Ref. Wikipedia

Filed under: Animals

Day 29

Without nervous system control, your heart would beat around 100 times per minute.

Ref. BBC Science

Filed under: Human Body

Day 28

The resting heart rate in women is higher than that in men; with 72-80 and 64-72 beats per minute, respectively.

Ref. BBC Science

Filed under: Human Body

Day 27

The Firefox is another name for the Red Panda.

Ref. Wikipedia

Filed under: Animals

Day 26

A Fathom is 6 feet (or 1.8288 metres) in length.

Ref. Wikipedia

Filed under: Miscellaneous

Day 25

The Sun has 27.9 times the gravity of the Earth.

Ref. Wikipedia

Filed under: Science

Day 24

George W. Bush’s ‘W.’ stands for ‘Walker’.

Ref. Wikipedia

Filed under: History

Day 23

Under EU law, Popeye the Sailor is now out of copyright 70 years after the death of creator Elzie Segar in 1938.

Ref. Times Online

Filed under: Miscellaneous

Day 22

The geographical area of England is more than six times larger than that of Wales.

Ref. Wikipedia Wales & Wikipedia England

Filed under: Geography

Day 21

Despite being popular in Chinese restaurants, fortune cookies come from Japan.

Ref. Jennifer 8. Lee at Taste3

Filed under: Food

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A Year Long Project

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