Tag: Educational Blogging

What I Learned Last Week

Let’s see, what struck me this week.  Struck me and will, perhaps, stick with me.

 

Ian Fleming's image of James Bond; commissione...
Ian Fleming’s image of James Bond; commissioned to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

1. It is freaking cold in Antarctica.  Like minus 135.8 degrees (F) cold.  Story here

 

2. James Bond drinks enough to be an alcoholic.  Some doctors, with way to much time on their hands, read all the Bond novels and measured his alcohol intake.  Story here

 

3. Winter driving is dangerous

 

 

What I Learned Last Week

news of the weird
news of the weird (Photo credit: massdistraction)

 

A great week for learning stuff.

 

1. A children’s TV show in Sweden has characters dressed as “poo-poo” and “wee-wee”. (Biss ock Kajs)

 

 

2. The pope used to work as a bouncer.

 

3. The hardest tongue twister is “pad kid poured curd pulled cold”.  Read about it here

 

.All in all, a successful week.