While I was gone on my various trips, there were some great random information offerings from our daily calendar that I didn’t want you guys to be without.
1. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is screeched.
2. Queen Victoria eased the discomfort of her menstrual cramps by having her doctor supply her with marijuana.
3. The word cop comes from the English term “constable on patrol”.
4. Tweety used to be a baby bird without feathers until the censors decided he looked naked that way.
5. If a statue of a person on a horse depicts the horse with both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has on front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds recieved in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
While I think these are all interesting, the last one was particularly mind-boggling. Who knew there was a system/code for the horses in statues? Good information to have. And also good information with which to wow the people you are looking at statues with.
