Saturday vs. Sunday

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Saturday vs. Sunday

Saturdays and Sundays. These two days make up the weekend. For people between the ages of 5 and 18, Saturday and Sunday is like an oasis in the middle of the desert. It is a relaxation period between the school days of Friday and Monday. Now here's a question: which is better? Here we go. I consider Saturday to be better than Sunday because on Sunday, you are hampered by the fact that the weekend will soon end and you will have to go to school. Also, on Saturday you get to procrastinate, but on Sunday, you have to atone for your procrastination. Funny how that works. Comment on which you think is better and why.

More Useless Facts

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More Useless Facts

Since my last "Useless Facts" insert got a good reception, I have searched for another website providing unusual, interesting, or just plain weird facts. These facts are from http://www.amusingfacts.com. Enjoy!

• Children laugh about 400 times a day, while adults laugh only 15 times a day
• Men are 4 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women
• The heart of an adult giraffe weighs on average 26 pounds
• Budweiser beer is named after a town in Czechoslovakia
• In 1994, 7-Eleven coined the term "brain freeze" to describe how it felt to drink a Slurpee
• The Titanic's whistles could be heard from 11 miles away
• During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid 100 dollars for a simple glass of water

Shoebills

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Shoebills

I was surfing the web when I found out about this bird called a shoebill. A picture of it is below. Weird looking, right? Here's some info about the shoebill that I got from:
http://lumq.com/10/weirdest-animals-and-creatures-in-the-world/

Shoebills are related to storks. It's a large bird, averaging about 4 ft tall. It's also pretty ugly, as you can see by the picture. They feed in muddy water and eat lungfish and other specimens of the sort. They nest on the ground and usually lay about two eggs.

Shakespeare

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Shakespeare

In the 8th grade, we're currently reading "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare was a very weird person. We learned that Shakespeare had 17 ways of spelling his name! I thought that was kind of cool. Also, back in Shakespeare's day, there were two letters that we have in the alphabet that they didn't. I think they were y and u, but I'm not positive.

Useless Facts

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Useless Facts

Here are some useless facts from www.world-english.org/facts.htm. They're pretty cool.

• Coke would be green if coloring wasn't added to it.
• The world's oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old.
• The longes recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
• You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
• There is a city named Rome on every continent.
• Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a Friday the 13th

And finally....

• In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child!

Messages in Bottles

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Messages in Bottles

I heard somewhere in the news that a bottle was found in one of the Carolinas with a message in it. Apparently, the message was from 1969! In New York City! The bottle rode the currents all the way down to the Carolinas where a family on vacation found it on the beach. The person who sent off the bottle in 1969 was a fire fighter who worked in the New York Fire Department and enjoyed fishing. Unfortunately, the man died about 3 or 4 years ago. I thought it was cool that a regular person cast off a bottle with a message, which outlived himself. He kind of left a legacy by leaving the bottle. What would you write in a message that you were putting in a bottle?