In East Tennessee, I am excited that Spring is upon us. Here are a few fun facts for the first Friday of Spring!

  1. American and Russian space flights have always included chocolate.
  2. Owls can turn their heads up to 270 degrees.
  3. Tae Kwon Do is only approximately sixty years old.
  4. 90% of all species that have become extinct have been birds.
  5. An average woman consumes 6 lbs. of lipstick her her lifetime.
  6. Dynamite contains peanuts.
  7. Flamingos can live up to 80 years.
  8. The hard plastic points on the ends of shoelaces are called aglets.
  9. People of Ancient China believed that swinging your arms could cure a headache.
  10. Condensed water vapor in the sky left behind jets is called a contrail.