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#19 NORWAY
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.)
11# BISSEXTUS
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
Lovely weather today, studying outside~☀️☀️?
Happy Birthday Anna-Monika!
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!
Keep calm and eat cookies
Let’s to the beach each let’s go get a wave and eat cookies ???
#18 PERU
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.
10# PREMIATE
A great word for today! Oscars are coming…
Citations for premiate
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.
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO…
Vote for the Oscars leaving your comments:
BEST PICTURE
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
On Monday we will know the winners 😉
#17 NIGERIA
Did you know that…
…English is the official language of Nigeria and is extensively used for education, business transactions and for official purposes? Despite being the first language, English is not spoken at all in some rural areas. Because the majority of the population of the country stays in rural areas, indigenous languages such as the Yoruba and Igbo are spoken by the majority. A derived language called the Nigerian Pidgin English, also called the ‘Pidgin’ or Broken English is also a popular lingua-franca in the country.
And did you know that the Niger Delta covers 20,000 km² within wetlands of 70,000 km² formed primarily by sediment deposition (which makes it the second largest delta on the planet), and has the highest concentration of monotypic (sole member of biological group) fish families in the world?
