Did you know that……………….there are 7 points on the Statue of Liberty’s crown………………….

My BOY was not home from his supermarket job at the usual time last night.  I was concerned, so I rang him.  Being the good boy he is, the deli was short-staffed so he filled in to serve customers. 

This got me laughing so much.  My son knows nothing about cold meats, he has eaten devon all his life but he wouldn’t try any other meat.  So I had a picture of him in my mind, scratching his head and guessing how many slices was in 200g of meats and cheeses he had never heard of.

Did you know that………..Madagascar produces two thirds of the world’s vanilla………………..

Ironing is truly a chore.  The same clothes every week, dirtied, washed, hung out to dry and then ironed.  BORING! 

Did you know that…………………..a hippopotamus can run faster than a man……..

Jack-in the-box.

I love these toys, but I never had one as a child.  I didn’t even buy one for my children which now I wonder why I didn’t.  I love the surprise element and the suspense.

It was similar to the moment when when I checked my blog stats this morning.  I got 80 hits one day, OMG!  I don’t know why or how they looked at my blog, but it inspired me to continue.  I know some people probaly think what I write is a bit of rubbish, but I thank them for not telling me!!!!

Did you know that………………that a baby mouse is called a pinkie or a kitten……..

I love the sound of kookaburras ‘laughing’ in the trees first thing in the morning. I am fortunate to live in ‘The Hills District’ in Sydney and often hear these beautiful birds.

The Kookaburra’s rolling, laughing call is one of the best-known sounds in the animal world. The birds raise a wild chorus of crazy laughter as they go to roost in the treetops at dusk, and again wake everyone within hearing just as dawn breaks, so regularly that in the hinterlands of Australia they are know as the “bushman’s clock.”

Did you know that…………..Isaac Newton invented the cat door……………………..

We are touring China and Tibet next month and will be in Lhasa on the 25th May.

The Tibet region has a huge history that has always fascinated me.  I have read a lot of books and seen a lot of documentaries on the subject and I am very excited to be able to see it for real.

I do not want to get into the politics of the area BUT I think I need to see it before it becomes MORE chinese!

Did you know that…………………….Andre Agassi’s father boxed for the Iranian Olympic team……..

Years ago, as a teenager, I was traumatised when I was by forced by my mother to have ballroom dancing lessons. Boys with 2 left feet would step on my toes and all the dances were to ABBA songs.
If I am in a shop and hear this music, it takes all my effort not to walk out. Funny how an experience can turn you off particular music.

Did you know that…………………..Bufonophobia is the fear of toads……………………

I just found this on the net. 
Everything is on the computer, I love it!

Did you know that………….. in 1903 a patent was made by Italian merchant Italio Marcione for the ice cream cone………………..

This was the title of a movie that recently came out on dvd.

I enjoyed it, but it was a bit scary!

Did you know that…………A tegestologist collects coasters or beer mats…………….

I have been known to go to Maccas just to pinch the sachets and carry them in my purse. If I am in a restaurant, I get tired of waiting for the waiter to bring a big oversized  grinder and then it is like a big ceremony to get a couple of sprinkles on what is by now a cold dinner.  I just pull out the sachets, sometimes I put the empty sachet in my pocket and sometimes I display it proudly in the middle of my empty dinner plate, just to be annoying!  Footnote: No, I do not know this guy.

Did you know that………………… the codename of the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima was called  ‘Little Boy’……………………