Things to ponder...

It's always difficult getting back into the swing of things after the festive break.  So, here are a few things to ponder over and a couple of interesting facts to ease you into 2009.

We're always on the look out for interesting and unusual facts so all contributions welcome.

Ponders

• How much deeper would oceans be if sponges didn't live there?
• Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
• After eating, do amphibians need to wait an hour before getting OUT of the water?
• Isn't Disney World a people trap operated by a mouse?
• How come "abbreviated" is such a long word?
• If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?

Facts

• Ancient Egyptians would shave off their eyebrows in order to properly mourn the death of their cats.
• A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.
• The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.
• Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear trousers.
• The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan".  There was never a recorded Wendy before.
• The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA".
  

By Fiona Dorman
Published: 8 January 2009
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