Did you know that “Thai” means free? It is appropriate, because Thailand is the only country in Southeast Asia never to have been colonized by a foreign power.
And did you know that It is the world’s most visited city, according to the Global Destinations Cities Index, ahead of London?. It will welcome 16 million international arrivals this year.
The Varsity Girls Volleyball Team enjoyed a great weekend, playing extremely well, even achieving a second place in the LLSL tournament. Well done Lady Panthers!!
Did you know that Longbearbyen in Norway is also both the brightest and darkest place on the planet?
Here’s a look at one of its brighter day:
And did you know that Norway allows any student from anywhere in the world to study at their universities for free? (This allowance has no limits, either: undergraduate, Masters and Ph.D.s included.)
This odd day was inserted after the sixth day before the kalends of March, i.e.,after the 24th of February, and was not counted as an addition to the year, but asa sort of appendix. Hence the sixth of the kalends of March was called bissextus, or double sixth, which root is still retained in our word bissextile, though the day isnow added at the end of February.
The Romans looked upon the Bissextile, or leap day, as unfortunate, and in theMiddle Ages this superstition was extended to the whole year. The French are stillin the habit of saying, when any misfortune happens, that the bissextus has fallenupon the business.
Lovely weather today, studying outside~☀️☀️?
It’s been four enjoyable years with Anna-Monika in our house! She was so small when we first saw her and now she is 18 years old. In 3 months she will be graduating from CDL and we will miss her!
Happy Birthday Anna-Monika! We wish you all the best!
Let’s to the beach each let’s go get a wave and eat cookies ???
Did you know that Peru is one of the most diverse countries in the world? — And that’s a fact. Home to 84 out of the 117 ‘life zones’ existing on earth and 28 of the 32 different types of weather there is no better place to experience the wonders Mother Nature has thrown our way.
The city of Machu Picchu, one of the most famous landmarks in Peru, was voted in 2007 as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
And did you know that Lake Titicaca located along Peru’s border with Bolivia is the largest lake in South America? It is also the highest navigable lake in the world with a surface elevation of 3,812 meters.
I assumed then that they mayor might want suggestions about who should be onthe commission to ” premiate ” the buildings….[The commission] produced a listof thirty-nine buildings to be designated landmarks.
We believe that it is more desirable to premiate thrift than to premiate strikes.