Bombast- /BOM-bast/, noun;
1. pompous or pretentious speech or writing.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Interesting Facts
Did You know..........
- If you have older paper money that has fallen apart a little bit, it's still valuable - if you have at least 51% of the bill. Otherwise, people could somehow tear their money apart right down the middle (50%) and you could get two bills for that one you tore apart.
- Bulls are color blind--so why do people wave red flags in front of them? (Special thanks to mumsy for coming up with this idea!)
- Americans spend approximately $3 billion on cat and dog food a year.
- At President Andrew Jackson's funeral, his pet parrot had to be removed from the room because he was swearing.
- Christmas hadn't become a national holiday in the U.S. until 1890.
- The first four countries to have television were: England, United States, Russia, and Brazil.
- In 1892, Italy raised the minimum age for a girl to get married - to 12!
Do You Want to Help Out???
Have you ever been sitting around wishing you could help the world out a little? Well, you can! You may have heard of a website called freerice.com, where you're given a vocabulary word and you choose the synonym of the word out of your choices. For every question you get right, ten grains of rice are donated to poor and starving countries. Not only are you improving you education, but also you are helping the world out. They are partners with the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. Try it out, and have fun!
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