Sunday, August 23, 2009
Who the song " Happy Birthday to you"?
The Hill girls, Mildren and Patty, wrote " Good Morning to you" in 1893. the song was not a big hit until someone changed the words at a Birthday party. No one knows exactly who amde the change. There aen't many words, but for birthdays, four is all you need: Happy Birthday to you!
What is STONEHENGE?
Sronehenge is a mystrey-on a grand scale. An enormous ancient monument, Stonehenge was built in southern England over 3,000 years ago. The monument consits of many large stones, some weighing 100,000 pounds, arranged in circular parttens. It may have been used to observed the movements of the sun and moon- and then to create calendres. No pne really knows.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Are there any real castle in the world?
think of your house as your castle. The kings, queens, and nobles of the Middle Ages did. Their castles were also symbols of their power, and fortresses against rivasls who might try to make thir war on them. These grand homes were built etween the ninth and fifth centries all over Europe. Many have been preserved-and you can visit them. They're mostly hotels or musem now.
How do clouds form?
Millions of water droplets togehter form clouds.They start rises from lakes,oceans,rivers,and plants,Water vapor cools as it rises into the air and,as the temperature drops,it changes to liquid.These masses of tiny water droplets form clouds,When the clouds get too heavy,they fall to Earth as rain.They flow into lakes and rives...and the whole process begins all over again.
what is ESP ?
ESP stands for Extra Sennsory Perception is the way we see the world through our five senses-sight,hearing,smell,taste,and touch.But"extra"goes beyond into the realm of seeging the unseen.That could include looking throung walls,hearing the voices of dead people,or getting a strong feeling about someing that is going to happen in the future.
Why is it considered unlucky to open an umbrella indoors?
Umbrellas were first used by African royalty to sheild themselves from the hot rays of the sun god. To open one in the shade insulted the god. To open one indoors must have been worse, probaby punisable by god. Today, we think of it as just plain unlucky.
Why can't we see in the dark?
The human eye use light to see. Light bounces off your surroundings and into your through your pupil, the black hole at the centre. A picture forms on your retina, the lining at the back of the eye. Your brain makes sense out of what you see. Without light, there is nothing to enter your retina and start the whole process going.
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