Thursday, March 5, 2015

Last Letter

The letter "j" was the last to be added to the English alphabet, after splitting off from the letter "i" in the sixteenth century.

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James Tissot [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

So Many Buffalo

"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo." is a grammatically correct English sentence.

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photo credit: Bison 10-30-14 via photopin (license)

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Crocs and Gators

The only place in the world where crocodiles and alligators naturally coexist is southern Florida.












By MathKnight [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Monday, March 2, 2015

The Longest Day

While it takes 225 Earth days for Venus to orbit the sun, it takes 243 Earth days for the planet to spin completely around on its axis. This makes a Venusian day longer than a Venusian year.

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"Venus". Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.