FUN FACTS

from Your Time Magazine Brisbane - July 2022

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Somewhere over the rainbow

The best place in the world to see rainbows is in Hawaii. If you’re an avid rainbow gazer and want to get your fill of the beautiful phenomenon, then look no further. A study published by the American Meteorological Society in 2021 noted that the area’s “mountains produce sharp gradients in clouds and rainfall, which are key to abundant rainbow sightings.” Air pollution, pollen and a large amount of cresting waves also help to put Hawaii at the top of the list when it comes to rainbow quantity and quality.

Quote of the week.

“If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavour.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

Did you know?

By the numbers. 122

Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt once snuck out of a White House event, commandeered an airplane, and went on a joyride to Baltimore.

The number of eggs Loggerhead turtle’s lay per nest – they lay two to eight nests per season.

two

The number of Northern White Rhinos left on earth.

80,000

The number of bees that can live in an active beehive in Australia.

Do you remember?

Walkman is a brand of portable media players manufactured by Sony. The original Walkman, released in 1979, was a portable cassette player. Its popularity made “walkman” an unofficial term for personal stereos of any brand. In 1986, the word Walkman entered the Oxford English Dictionary.

This month in history – June

1717 – The world’s first Masonic Grand Lodge is established. Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that has counted among its members a large number of known intellectuals. Due to its secretive nature, many myths about their underground activities have emerged through the ages. 1901 – Pablo Picasso opens his first exhibition at 18 years old. Neither of the two art critics that visited the show were impressed. 1982 – A British Airways jumbo jet experiences a sudden total engine failure. The Boeing 747’s pilots had unwittingly flown into a cloud of volcanic ash caused by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, causing all four engines to flame out. The crew eventually succeeded in restarting the engines and landing safely in Jakarta.

Word of the day

Solipsism

The theory of knowing nothing beyond the self.

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