Fun Facts That Will Amaze You

I’m so glad you are enjoying the new weekend tradition. We learn something new each week, even if it’s weird. I love hearing your comments! 

There are no seagulls in Hawaii.

The sound of Darth Vader’s difficult breathing was made with a scuba regulator.

Luke Skywaker was originally named Luke Skykiller

A moonbow is a rainbow produced by moonlight rather than direct sunlight

The # symbol isn’t officially called a hashtag or a pound. It’s technically called an “octothorpe.” The “octo-” means “eight” to refer to its points

“Respair” is a 15th-century word meaning ‘fresh hope’ or a recovery from despair._[

A group of stingrays is called a fever.

The plural of cul-de-sac is culs-de-sac.

The term “lawn mullet” means having a neatly manicured front yard and an unmowed mess in the back.

Raccoons have four times more sensory cells in their paws than most mammals. This allows them to “see” with their hands and get images of the object they touch without even looking at them.

I really enjoy this week’s Fun Facts!!!!!! There are some good ones in here. 

Enjoy!

Melinda