Spring is definitely in the air in East Tennessee! We are in the midst of some gorgeous weather. But it is Friday, so a few fun facts are in order.
- “Karate” means “empty hand.”
- With tax season upon us, did you know that in ancient Egypt some people paid their taxes in honey?
- If you add all the numbers from 1-100 consecutively (1+2+3…) it totals 5,050.
- Albert Einstein was unable to speak fluently until after he was nine years old.
- Playing cards in India are round.
- The largest pyramid in the world is not in Egypt, but in Cholulu de Rivadabia, Puebla, Mexico.
- The word “verb” is actually a noun.
- A group of kangaroos is called a mob, troop, or court.
- Rain falls, on average, at 7mph.
- Bald Eagles are not bald.
