Friday Fun Fact April 30

 

Butterflies

image from NSTA

Butterflies are such delicate and colorful creatures. They can bring feelings of happiness and joy as we watch them float above the flowers.

Facts:

Butterflies taste with their feet.

A group of butterflies is known as a "flutter"

Butterflies can see beyond the ultraviolet spectrum.

The wings of a butterfly move in a figure 8 motion.

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Shepard Students Share Jokes!

 image from Business-Insider

Samantha in Ms Davis class:

"Does February March?"

"No, but April May!"

Genni in Ms Davis class:

 "Why did the banana cross the road?"

"Because he needed to get peeled."

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More jokes and facts from Shepard students next Friday!

Have a great weekend!

Update 9/19/21:  I apologize for not keeping up with the Fun Facts Blog over the summer, but with the start of the 2021-22 school year, we are back in business!

Friday Fun Fact April 23

 

Apples

image from Mental Floss

Aiyanna in Ms Bender's class shared a fun fact:

"Apples have wax on them to keep them fresh and not rot."

Apples produce a natural wax, like pears and plums.  This wax helps the apple to retain its moisture and stay firm.  It also slows down the rotting process of the apple, just as Aiyanna reported.

The wax is perfectly safe to eat, and it is the reason why an apple shines.  This wax has also been found to stop various cancer cells, so further research is being made on apple wax.

You can learn more about the wax on apples by going to this website:

https://www.bestfoodfacts.org/wax-on-apples/

Just for Fun:

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/smart-x-conductive-thread-kandenko-japanese-commercial

More about this video next week!

Have a great weekend!

Friday Fun Fact April 16

 

Bubble Gum Brocolli?

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In 2014, McDonalds was looking for ways to make their Happy Meals healthier.  One of the ideas was to sweeten the taste of brocolli by making it taste more like bubble gum.  The children that were asked to taste test the brocolli were confused by the flavor and did not care for it, so the company decided to abandon the idea.  They did decide to offer a smaller portion of fries and add an option of fruit and yogurt, and that is what we see today.

Congratulations to McDonalds on trying something new, and a big BIG THANK YOU to Scarlett in Ms DeClerk's class who brought this fun fact to me!

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My next fun fact is from Chance in Ms Davis's class:  all mammals produce milk. Even elephants!  Even lions!

Shepard Students Share Jokes!

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Lila in Ms Davis's class:  

"A guy once told me that I would never learn how to tie a tie. So i told him it's KNOT going to happen!"

LOL!  Thanks, Lila!  

Have a wonderful weekend, Everyone!!

Friday Fun Fact April 9

 

The Sound of Music

Some of you may be learning Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do with Mr. Thomas these days!  Here is the song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhLE3UDAnGw

This song is from the musical "The Sound of Music" by Rodgers and Hammerstein.  The musical "The Sound of Music" is based on the true story of the Trapp Family Singers - an Austrian family who sang and sought freedom from World War II in Europe.

                image from Biography

The real family Von Trapp

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The Von Trapp actors from "The Sound of Music"

The Von Trapp family has an amazing story!

See you next Friday!