Every month that starts on a Sunday will have a Friday the
thirteenth. I didn’t know this until I saw
a tidbit about it the other day, so I decided to research it, along with other
facts. There are usually always two Friday
the thirteenths in every year, while some years will have three or four. Very few years have none, although there can
be fourteen months without a Friday the thirteenth.
Here are some other facts you can share with your friends.
1. High heels were invented by men. Butchers originally used them to avoid
stepping in blood. Okay, can anyone
really picture a butcher wearing heels?
2. Eating onions and garlic helps your hair grow.
3. High atmospheric pressure affects bubbles in your
coffee. If the bubbles are closer to the
center, expect rain or stormy weather.
4. Elephants are one of the most intelligent and emotional
creatures in the world. They can save
other animals that need help, such as trapped dogs and humans.
5. If a cockroach touches a human it runs to safety and
cleanses itself. Hmmm…I didn’t think the
cockroach had much of a brain, but then I’ve heard they can survive a nuclear
war.
6. You wouldn’t be able to taste any food unless it’s mixed
with your saliva.
7. Dolphins act as midwives and help other dolphins give birth.
8. Putting sugar on a cut or wound will help it heal
faster. I’m going to have to try
this. I’m always hurting myself.
9. The smell of freshly cut grass is the scent that plants
release when they’re in distress.
10. During pregnancy a woman’s brain shrinks and it takes up to six
months to regain its original size.
There are lots more unusual facts. I may write another post about this later.
On number 10.....I am wondering if this is so, so the baby gets its brain development. Hmmm. Ha!
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Thea,
DeleteI also wonder about number 10, but maybe that's how the baby does it get it's brain development. Maybe they should give a test to pregnant women before and during and see how they score.
Sunni
I noticed the thing about Friday the 13th years ago. Every year has at least one. This is because there are 12 months in a year, and during a year, there will be at least one of them that starts on a Sunday.
ReplyDeleteThe number of Friday the 13ths will depend on which month starts on a Sunday. Because, months repeat. That is, some months have their days fall on the same days of the week. And I'll tell you which ones. (This is slightly different for leap years, but as this is not a leap year, it'll work.)
January & October
February, March, & November
April & July
May's on its own
June's on its own
August's on its own
September & December
That's 7 different configurations. 7 days in a week. I forget the order, but given that one of those starts on a Sunday, there's an order which tells you which set then starts on Monday, Tuesday, etc.
Liz,
ReplyDeleteYes there's an order to the days of the week as they relate to each month and all the Friday the 13th's. I find all this stuff very interesting.
Sunni