Friday, November 19, 2010

F. Y. I.

Flying  High
At 5 feet, the whooping crane is the tallest bird in North America.

Terms  of  the  Trade
The side of a hammer is called a cheek.

Quotable
by Isaac Bashevis Singer, Nobel Prize-winning author (1902-1991)
"If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet".

So  Named
The lollipop was named after Lolly Pop, one of the most famous horses in the early 1900s.

Still  on  the  Books
In Oklahoma, it is illegal to have the hind legs of farm animals in your boots.

Famous  Firsts
The peach was the first fruit to be eaten on the moon.

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