Word of the Month & Useless Facts

Glower (n) : a look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger

 Example: One look at the glower on his face made her wonder, “When did my sweet baby boy become a teenager?”

Useless Facts:

• Diet Coke was only invented in 1982.

• When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food.

  

• American car horns beep in the tone of F.

• Flying from London to New York by Concord, due to the time zones crossed, you can arrive 2 hours before you leave.

• A lion’s roar can be heard from five miles away.

• The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; “7” was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. “UP” indicated the direction of the bubbles.

• The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69.

• A car that shifts manually gets 2 miles more per gallon of gas than a car with automatic shift.

• The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.