PamojaNews: March 2013

did you know?

1.The hippo is the third biggest land animal, slightly smaller but heavier than a white rhino – the elephant is the biggest. But no animal has killed more people than The hippo.

2.Adult frogs are carnivorous and will eat just about anything smaller than themselves, including insects, worms and even other frogs. Some frogs are tiny but the largest, the Goliath frog, is the size of a baby deer!

3.Parrots live for 40 years and even up to 100 years. And they do something that no other bird does.

4.Why is blue for boys and pink for girls?
In ancient times, it was believed that certain colors could combat the evil spirits that lingered over nurseries. Because blue was associated with the heavenly spirits, boys were clothed in that color, boys then being considered the most valuable resource to parents. Although baby girls did not have a color associated with them, they were mostly clothed in black. It was only in the Middle Ages when pink became associated with baby girls.

5.August has the highest percentage of births

6.the sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English alphabet

7. Bill gates begans programming coputers at the age of 13.

8.The word testify 'derived from a time when men were required to swear on their testicles.

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