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Fun Fact Friday! Fact 24
October 12, 2012 | 1 comments »
How to use your regular watch as a compass !!! An analog watch can be used to locate north and south. The Sun appears to move in the sky over a 24 hour period while the hour hand of a 12-hour clock face takes twelve hours to complete one rotation.... Read More
Fun Fact Friday! Fact 23
August 24, 2012 | 1 comments »
Fun Fact Friday: Viking jewelry reflects the culture's strong belief in multiple gods, from whom they hoped to obtain strength, wisdom or luck. Odin, the main god of Norse mythology, was symbolized by a wolf or two ravens, which stood for thinking and remembering. He was said to be obsessed... Read More
Fun Fact Friday! Fact 22
August 17, 2012 | 0 comments »
Fun Fact Friday: The demand for pearls dropped when diamonds were discovered in the early 1700's. As they became more affordable than pearls, the demand for diamonds soared. When pearls tried to compete, they lost some of their attraction due to imitations and poor quality. Unfortunately, this led to worldwide... Read More
Fun Fact Friday! Fact 21
August 10, 2012 | 0 comments »
Fun Fact Friday: In 1904, Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos Dumont, who was known to fly his dirigibles (air ship much like a blimp) around the Eiffel Tower, expressed to his friend Louis Cartier the desire for a watch he didn’t have to take out of his pocket when trying to... Read More
Fun Fact Friday! Fact 20
August 03, 2012 | 0 comments »
Fun Fact Friday: All about the Olympics: The early Olympic Games were celebrated as a religious festival from 776 B.C. until 393 A.D., when the games were banned for being a pagan festival (the Olympics celebrated the Greek god Zeus). In 1894, a French educator Baron Pierre de Coubertin, proposed... Read More
Fun Fact Friday! Fact 19
July 27, 2012 | 0 comments »
Fun Fact Friday: Did you know that all of the advertisements for the iPhone show a time of 9:42? Believe it or not, Apple has a reason for doing so! Whenever Apple releases a new product, they like to have the big reveal occur 40 minutes into each presentation. Therefore,... Read More
Fun Fact Friday! Fact 18
July 20, 2012 | 0 comments »
Fun Fact Friday: Did you know that silver contains anti-bacterial properties and researchers have found that silver can be used as a biocide. For example, burn units in hospitals use bandages that release silver ions that help with healing and reduce the need for frequent dressing changes. Also, small concentrations... Read More
Fun Fact Friday! Fact 17
July 13, 2012 | 0 comments »
Fun Fact Friday: Hippocrates, an ancient Greek physician, wrote that silver had beneficial healing and anti-disease properties. The expression 'born with a silver spoon in their mouth' stems from health rather than wealth status, as children fed with silver utensils were believed to be healthier. Read More
Fun Fact Friday! Fact 16
July 07, 2012 | 0 comments »
Fun Fact Friday The most expensive piece of jewelry ever designed specifically for a movie was the necklace worn by Nicole Kidman in the musical Moulin Rouge. It is made of platinum and contained over 1,308 diamonds with a combined total of 134 carats! If that isn’t crazy enough,... Read More
Fun Fact Friday! Fact 15
June 29, 2012 | 0 comments »
Fun Fact Friday: Did you know that people have been ingesting precious pearls whole and in a powdered form for ages as a medicine for sickness? The interesting fact about this custom is that pearls are mostly comprised of calcium carbonate, which is an antacid, so the only thing they... Read More
