Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Raisins

Raisins are dried grapes.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Horse racing distance

In thoroughbred horse racing, races of eight furlongs or more are called routes.

Ice cream

Ice cream is mostly made from milk and cream along with other ingredients like sugar.

Tea

Black tea and green tea are two popular kinds of teas.

Orange juice

Orange juice is a good source of vitamin C.

Horse lifespan

Most horses can live between 20 and 30 years old.

Female horses

Female horses are called fillies or mares. Fillies are the younger female horses, mares are the older ones.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Fast cheetah

The cheetah is the fastest land mammal in the world.

Quadrillion

After billion and trillion comes quadrillion. Quadrillion has 15 zeros.

Hottest planet

As the hottest planet in the Solar System, Venus can reach temperatures near 870 degrees Fahrenheit.

Smallest planet

Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System.

Largest planet

Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Miles to feet

Each mile equals 5,280 feet.

Yards to feet

Each yard equals three feet.

First vice president

John Adams was the first vice president of the United States.

First president

George Washington was the first president of the United States.

King size bed

The largest size bed is a king size.

Friday, September 25, 2009

Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun.

Sun distance

The Sun is approximately 93 million miles from Earth.

Freezing

Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees Celsius.

Hurricane strength

On the Saffir-Simpson scale, the strongest hurricane is a category five, with winds over 156 mph.

Ham

Ham mostly comes from pigs.

The 21st century

We are currently living in the 21st century.

Seconds

Sixty seconds are in each minute of time.

Alphabet

The English alphabet has 26 letters in total from A-Z.

Piano keys

A piano has 88 keys. There are 52 white keys and 36 black keys.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday of November and on the second Monday of October in Canada.

Millennium

A millennium is equal to one thousand years.

Century and decade

A century is equal to one hundred years. A decade is equal to ten years.