Blue Valley Schools - Education Beyond Expectations

"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = And "lollipop" is the longest word typed with your right hand.   = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.           = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The sentence:  "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet.   = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' , and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes). = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous":  tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous   There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order:  "abstemious" and "facetious."   = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.   = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A goldfish  has a memory span of three seconds.   = = = == = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A shark  is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = A snail  can sleep for three years.   = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Almonds are a member of the peach  family. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = An ostrich's eye  is bigger than its brain. (I know some people like that also) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Babies  are born without kneecaps.  They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = If the population of China walked past you, 8 abreast, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Peanuts  are one of the ingredients of dynamite! = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Rubber bands  last longer when refrigerated. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The cruise liner, QE 2 moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The microwave  was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. (Good thing he did that.) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = There are more chickens  than people in the world. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Women blink  nearly twice as much as men. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Bonus!!  All the ants in Africa weigh more than ALL the Elephants!! = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Now you know (a little) more than you did before!! = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The Rain-Thomas Kinkade This is a Thomas Kinkade painting. It's rumored to carry a miracle! They say if you pass this on, you will receive a miracle. I am passing this on because I thought it was really pretty, and besides, who couldn't use a miracle?!

 

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Blue Valley Schools - Education Beyond Expectations