Volume 51, Issue 2
Winter 2013
The Beacon A Student Publication of Shore Regional High School
IN THIS ISSUE:
By KAYLA VALINOTI & KATIE SEMPKOWSKI
Shore’s Perfect Scores!
Check out the accomplishments of your fellow students. These students scored perfectly on their IB and AP exams! See Page 2
Missed Homecoming?
Find out who was elected to Shore’s 2013-2014 Homecoming Court! See Page 3
Wonder What’s Happening in Your Future? Winter horoscopes, important dates to remember, and and so much more! See Page 4
Want to find out the latest gossip about your favorite celebs? Check out what your peers have to say about the latest in Hollywood gossip! See Page 5
Shore Regional has been displaying its charitable side, especially during the beginning of this school year with the Toy Drive, Food Drive, and Clothing Drive. Countless people have benefitted from our generous efforts here at our high school, and with those efforts, we have set recordbreaking highs. On December 18, 2013 representatives from the Interact Club accepted an award for their participation in the Food Drive that donated all the food to the “Students Change Hunger Campaign”. Shore Regional’s Interact showed as the High School Division Four winner of the drive, but within our school community, it was Ms. Cook’s homeroom that reigned victorious and earned a bagel breakfast. Ms. Pontoriero, the adviser of the Interact Club, was elated with the achievements of the drive and said, “Interact is also hoping to hold a second food drive in the spring.” The Toy Drive proved to be a successful attempt by our school to bring happiness to children during the holidays. An overwhelming response by eager individuals to help within the school allowed 445 toys to be collected and donated to the Boys and Girls Club of Monmouth County. The Clothing Drive was another huge accomplishment for Shore Regional. Sponsored by the Junior Class, 2,201 pounds of clothing were donated by homerooms within our school to shelters and community members in need. Ms. Cavet, advisor to the Class of 2015 presented Ms. Bahr’s homeroom with a bagel breakfast to celebrate their impressive 65 bag donation.
Need a Winter Sports Wrap-Up? Hear what the captains have to say about the strengths of this year’s Winter Season at Shore. See Page 6
School News
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Clubs
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Arts & Enter.
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Sports
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Living
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Heroes & Cool Kids
Drive to Success
By STAFF
In today’s world, young people are bombarded by a barrage of negative influences in their lives which ultimately lead to destructive decisions. Shore Regional High School is both excited and proud to be part of a new initiative to provide a positive influence to our local middle school students. A group of about thirty Shore Regional students are influencing a younger generation as they participate in a new program at Shore called “Heroes and Cool Kids.” Heroes and Cool Kids is a mentoring program throughout high schools in New Jersey where former professional athletes train high school leaders (Heroes) to mentor middle school students (Cool Kids) in their district. The Heroes from Shore Regional are a mixed group from Student Council and students taking the Student Leadership elective. On December 5, 2013, the Heroes traveled to sponsor Vonage’s corporate center in Holmdel, NJ where they received their first training for the program from former NBA star Tim Bassett. As a follow up, former NFL star Keith Elias visited Shore Regional on January 15, 2014. Now, in the next few weeks, these Shore Heroes will visit the sixth grade classrooms of Frank Antonides School (West Long Branch), Maple Place (Oceanport) and Monmouth Beach School. In these visits, the Heroes will begin to build relationships with the “Cool Kid” sixth graders and over a series of three visits they will mentor them on topics such as “Positive Messages and Good Choices,” “Bullying and Sportsmanship,” and “Drugs, Alchohol and Related Substances.”
Students Of The Month
Shore’s “Student of the Month” program celebrates individual achievements by creating a culture of learning that values academic success and elevates awareness of student contributions to the Shore community at large. November’s honorees are Liza Parr and Frederick Koechlin and December’s honorees are Emily Mitro and David Newcomb.
“I don’t have one specific role model. Everyone has good and bad qualities about themselves and I try to mirror those qualities. No one is perfect, but everyone has something great about them that deserves to be noticed.”
“Ms. Aue has impacted me the most, I had her my Junior year in Chemistry class. She has had a huge impact on me because she is fearless.”
“My role models are my mother and father. They have gotten through situations in life that have inspired me to overcome the tough times. In their lives they have become successful adults and have always been there for me.”
“Former Student of the Month Mike Hurley. My first year at Shore Regional, I learned everything from him. Being a great athlete and scholar, he was the prefect person to look up to.”
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Cupcake War Results are In!
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SHORE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
By STAFF
Board of Education
1st Place: Team “Jak,” for Churro and S’more cupcakes Team members: Alex Becker, James Murphy and Kurt Hendricksen.
Ronald O’Neill, President Paul Rolleri, Vice-President David Baker Beth J. Garrigal Mary Lynn Mango Susana Markson Diane Merla Frank J. Pingitore Tadeusz Szczurek
2nd Place: Team “Kitchen Clowns” Creme Brulee Cupcakes Team members: Brandon Neyhart, Chris Francisco and Matt Proto. 3rd place: “Cupcake Girls,” for Cherry Almond Delight and White Chocolate Mascarpone Cupcakes Team Members: Jessica Welch, Lauren Wollman, Kelly McNicholas and Naya Gathers.
Administration
1st place Cupcake Stand Design:Maddie MacStudy and Julianne Hurley who made the stand for Team “Jak”
Superintendent: Thomas G. Farrell Business Administrator: Dennis W. Kotch, CPA Principal: Vincent G. DalliCardillo Assistant Principal of Athletics,Communications and Technology: Harry S. Chebookjian, III Assistant Principal of Attendance and Discipline: Michael Fiorillo Director of Curriculum & Instruction: Bruce Preston Director of Student Personnel Services: Jon Warner Technology Coordinator: Michael Vaccarino
The Beacon Staff
Advisor: Ms. Victoria Cavet, Mrs. Victoria Koontz Editorial Assistants: Jessica Kwok, Lianne Gironda, Olivia Dicopoulos Contributors: Period 8 Journalism
I.B. Jerseys Hung with Shore Pride By STEPHANY ARUAJO
IB Jersey’s have been slowly taking over Shore Regional’s hallways due to students’ academic achievements that are being widely recognized. It all started when Shore was being monitored last year by the Monmouth County superintendent, Mr. Passiment. The superintendent noticed the S logos along A- hall that are for people who have graduated. Mr. Passiment said that another school had jersey logos on the walls, but for academic reasons like having a perfect score on the SAT’s, HSPA, AP, and IB exams. The “Perfect Score” jerseys can be seen in B-Hall belonging to students with perfect scores on AP Calculus, AP English, AP Chem, IB Math studies, and IB Extended Reading. Mr.Dalli Cardillo said that Shore Regional is often recognized for its athletic achievements but he said he also wants to show people that the students who really buckle down and do really well on these difficult exams should also be noticed for their achievements. Administration hopes to fill up the entire hallway with these one of a kind jerseys. Keep studying students of Shore Regional! All of your hard work will pay off in the end.
The Beacon is published several times a year by the students at SRHS, West Long Branch, New Jersey. The staff encourages letters and editorials from interested readers. Items for possible publication should be submitted to The Beacon Staff, c/o Victoria Cavet Room A-10, Shore Regional High School. The views and opinions expressed in this paper do not necessarily represent those of the staff or the administration of Shore Regional High School.The views and opinions expressed in this paper do not necessarily represent those of the staff or the administration of Shore Regional High School.
Coaches vs. Cancer
On Saturday, January 25th Shore Regional’s Interact Club joined forces with the Boys and Girls Basketball Programs to host the fundraising event, “Coaches vs. Cancer.” This is the third year that Shore has participated in the program. The “Coaches vs. Cancer” program is a nationwide collaboration between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) that empowers basketball coaches, their teams, and local communities to make a difference in the fight against cancer. Through integrated fundraising activities and public awareness campaigns, participating coaches are truly making a difference in the fight against cancer and are raising awareness in their communties about the importance of cancer prevention, early detection, and making healthy lifestyle choices. The event featured a double header vs. Mater Dai. The girls basketball team played first at 3:30 followed by the boys at 5 pm. Students who attended the game wore pink t-shirts that they bought to show their support. All proceeds from the event were donated to the American Cancer Society.
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No Shave November
A Glitz and Glam 2013 Homecoming
By STAFF
By STAFF
The annual Homecoming Dance was held on Monday, November 25, 2013. Approximately 275 students attended the “Glitz and Glamour of 1920s New York” themed event. Students not only had the chance to dance the night away, but also to pose for pictures with friends at the free photo booth. All the pictures from the night were posted the next morning and shared through the Google Drive. The night culminated with the announcement of the 2013 Homecoming Court as voted by their classmates. Winners for the Freshman Class were Tim O’Brien and Allie McGowan. The Sophomore Class winners were Trevor Houlis and Skyler Brown. The Junior Class was represented by Jake Friedland and Jenna Trocchia. As for the seniors, five couples made up the Senior Class Homecoming Court. Those couples were: Matt Cosentino and Olivia Sipler, Matt Proto and Carly Rosati, Conor Dowd and Andrea Herman, Brian Miller and Emily Sgro, and lastly, the 2013 King and Queen Michael Barber and Victoria Cantelmo. The winning students took a walk down the runway and received roses and boutonnieres as their classmates cheered them on.
Normally clean shaven staff and faculty at Shore Regional suddenly started looking a little scruffy in the early days of November. By the end of the month their faces had much more hair than before. It wasn’t a case of laziness or broken razors, but just the men participating in the “No Shave November” or “Movember” craze that is sweeping the nation. The movement was created to bring awareness to Men’s Health at Shore Regional. Each participating man paid ten dollars to join the movement and all proceeds were donated to St Jude’s Children Research Hospital. Subsequent funds were raised during lunch periods with students donating to the teacher they thought had “the best beard”. This year’s winner was History teacher, Mr. Wishart. Ms. Cavet, Junior class advisor, thanks all that participated in this first annual fundraiser!
Winter Word Search K U C S X W I X S N A R LA W W C F D I H B B GAW R K W U T C E P R I S N N N L O W B O T L B K T T D L M B H O N I F S S R I A E K A L F W O N S A A Z U K E F N D E C E M B E R X AA Z E Z R N W S H F R Y F X D R A O B W O N S N X G B P J I Y I I C E W I N T E R K Y J A N U A R Y AA K C D U Z G L B Q F U T M I F O S O D C N B O N V K I A X L S K D R H G
Shore Regional Holds Teacher for a Day After several students showed an interest in experiencing a day in the life of a Shore Regional Teacher, The Future Educators Association came up with the idea of allowing interested students to do just that. Participating members of the Association wanted to give the students that opportunity of ‘walking a mile’ in the shoes of their teacher of choice. “As an educator, I feel it is important for our students to gain new perspectives and this interactive experience was the perfect platform”, said Ms. Cavet, English teacher at Shore. Over forty students and faculty members participated and plans are already under way for a spring ‘Teacher for a Day’!
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Arts & Entertainment Winter Horoscopes By MADI DAVIS
Aquarius-(January 20th-Feburary 18th) You’re feeling extremely possessive of something or someone. Maybe a new friendship or relationship has something to do with it? Just make sure you are careful you know peoples true colors before you get to serious. Pisces-(February19th- March 20th) Don’t beat yourself up about the mistakes you make - just learn from them and move on. Thursday through Saturday is a great time to do something you’ve never done before. Everything is more fun with a group at the end of the week - plan a party or group outing with your closest friends.
Virgo-(August 23rd-September 22nd) Others will take note of everything you do. They will remember. Even small things you do for others - getting them a cup of coffee, offering to run a small errand at lunch - will all be appreciated. Do these helpful and generous things with a smile.
Scorpio-(October 22nd-November 21st) Don’t be surprised if your feelings for someone change unexpectedly. You’re craving excitement at the end of the week. If you want all to be right in your world, take care of all of your responsibilities first!
Taurus- (April 20th-May 20th) Don’t let your emotions get the best of you. Your emotions are going crazy and right now would not be a good time to make any decisions. Think before you act because your actions will affect you in the near future.
Sagittarius-(November 22nd-December 21st) If you think someone’s staring at you on these days, they probably are - but not for the reason you think. You should be flattered, not paranoid! You’ve got a friend who can help you out of a bind, but you might be too shy to ask for their help. There’s no reason to do this on your own, especially when you’ve got people who want to help.
Cancer-(June 21st-July 22nd) With the amount of stress you are going through right now, it’s best if you just get away. Go out with friends. Read a book. This time of year your stress levels are through the roof. Maybe you have midterms or finals coming up? Don’t stress over being stressed! Leo-(July 23rd-August 22nd) If you are dating a certain special person, make sure to wear your most fashionable and cute clothes, plus plenty of attractive jewelry. This is one time when your favorite game of dressing up will pay off handsomely and help you land that perfect catch.
By RACHEL PRIMAVERA
Libra-(September 23rd-October 22nd) Go out of your comfort zone. Ask the guy or girl you have been crushing on out on a date. Go try out for a new sport or join a club It’s a great way to make friends and build relationships!
Aries-(March 21st-April 19th) If you have a writing project, the beginning of the week is the time to get it done. You don’t want to miss what will happen in the near future. Get the bad out of the way and make way for the good.
Gemini-(May 21st-June 20th) Your curiosity is at an all-time high. Butting into other people’s business is a bad idea. If you think you’re snooping isn’t obvious, you’re wrong! Respect people’s privacy and they will do the same for you.
Super Bowl Haftime: Anticipation Mounts
Capricorn-(December 22nd-January 19th) Explore new places and meet new people. Your reputation may take a hit between Thursday and Saturday, but your friends know the truth, and that’s really all that matters. Don’t bother with trying to do damage control the rumors should clear up on their own.
It’s Midterm Time! January 28th Period 1 and Period 10 January 29th Period 2 and Period 9 January 30th Period 3 and Period 8 January 31st Period 4 and 5/6/7
Do You Need a Break to Look Forward To?
*School will be closed on the following dates
President’s Day February 17th Spring Break April 14th-21st
Every year, there is much controversy over who should perform at halftime of the Super bowl. In the past years there have been The Who (2010), The Black Eyed Peas (2011), Madonna (2012), and Beyonce (2013). This year the performer is going to be Bruno Mars. The Super Bowl is being held at MetLife Stadium this year on February 2, 2014. Performing during the half time show is an incredible honor and this year Bruno Mars will be able to experience this opportunity. Bruno Mars has been singing all of his life. He has been nominated for Grammy Awards fourteen times already and he is only twenty-seven years old. A lot of pressure has been put on Mars. There is always so much pressure for the performers who perform at the Super bowl because the super bowl is watched by over a hundred million people in the U.S. alone. Mars will be performing with is band The Hooligans. In 2010, Mars won the “Best Male Pop Vocal Performance” with his song Just the Way You Are. He also won an award for his song Treasure. After talking to some people, it seems as though that the younger generation is much more excited about Bruno Mars being the performer at the halftime show than the older generation. The performers who play at the Super bowl halftime show are starting to change. In recent yeras, performers usually originate from the pop genre. It is going to be interesting to see the upcoming performers of the future super bowl halftime shows.
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Arts & Entertainment Justin Beiber Arrested By TROY MAHER
Teen heartthrob turned criminal Justin Bieber was arrested in Miami Beach, in the early hours of Thursday January 23, 2014. Bieber was charged with DUI, resisting arrest without violence, and driving with an expired license. According to Miami police, Bieber was was driving a rented yellow lamborghini and a was drag racing a red ferrari when the police showed up. Miami Judge Joseph P. Farina seta bond $2,500. One- thousand for resisting arrest, another $1,000 for driving under the influence, and $500 for driving with an expired licence. A Miami Beach Police spokesperson said that Bieber failed a sobriety test and was under the influence of drugs. After his arrest, Bieber told police he had had drank alcohol and smokes marijuana, and consumed prescription drugs. The Chief of Police stated Bieber was disoriented and resisted arrest without violence. Bieber has since been released from jail, but is still under fire for his actions. Justin Bieber is many people’s idol. It is and that he would act in such an immature and selfish way even if it was a “mistake.”
You Tu(be) Could be Making Money! By MADI DAVIS
Sweet Treats
By TROY MAHER & CHELSEA GIORDANO How will you impress that special someone this Valentine’s Day? How can you show just how much you care? Follow this simple recipe for delicious Oreo Sandwhich Heart Cookies and you will capture your “sweetheart”. Recipe type: dessert Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 8 mins Total time: 18 mins Ingredients 1 package of strawberry cake mix
Want to know a good way to make some money here and there? It’s simple! Just make YouTube videos! Ever go on YouTube and see that one video has billions of views? Well it turns out that the owner of that video is making thousands of dollars just based on the amount of views and likes that video gets. It takes some time making this amount of money. For every 1,000 views a video gets, that owner makes $5. It might not seem like much at first but over time you could be making hundreds and thousands of dollars just because you got something funny on video and put it up on Youtube. It’s not easy I’ll tell you that. First, once your videos get popular enough you can start a partnership with YouTube. Those partnerships send you money. Sometimes they want you to put those annoying ads in your videos. Those ads are what really brings in the money. One of the top five most viewed videos was Gangam Style by Psy and this video got 1,850,587,138 views. Because of all the views the video got Psy got $870,000 I was shocked to see the amount of views it got since a lot of people told me that they didn’t like this song and found it annoying! “Baby” by Justin Bieber racked up a total 949,038,342 views. That song is almost 4 years old and yet still one of the most viewed YouTube videos. Have you ever seen the Charlie Bit my Finger video? 619,670,158 views!! The Carr’s just put a cute home video of their two kids not knowing that it would have millions of views. They made $19,000! I think I might have to start making YouTube videos!
Instructions 1) Prepare cake mix as per box instructions. 2) Place two next to each other. 3) Pinch the bottom to create a heart. 3) Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. 4) Immediately transfer to a cooling rack. 5) When cookies are cool, frost them and then sandwich them like an Oreo with the frosting in between the two layers. Note: This will only make about 12-15 cookies total depending on size 6) Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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Sports Fall Sports Strengths By Jessica Kwok
Girls Basketball Coach: David Dudzinski and Tori West Captains: Ciara Boice and Emily Reiser “The major strength our team has this season is that of team chemistry. Many of us have been playing together for years and it helps if you know your teammates inside and out. Our other strength is that of speed, since we have to make up for our lack of height that most of the other teams have.” -Emily Reiser Boys Basketball Coach: David Emery Captains: Matt Cosentino and Dan Pillari “The main strengths of the team is our ability to come together on the court and generate great ball movement. The fact that we have so many knock down shooters makes us a nightmare for other teams to defend.” -Dan Pillari Bowling Coach: Mark Costantino Captains: Josie Herring and Edward Kennedy “The strengths of the team, both the boys and the girls team, is that we all make our marks at some point in the matches. We also all have fun. No matter the score of the match is, or the outcome of the matches, we always have fun and that makes it very enjoyable. Another strength of the team is how we all work together; we have all became friends. We encourage each other to do better next frame if someone misses their mark and we cheer when someone hits their mark. It is very enjoyable and fun this season, with everyone hitting their marks.” -Josie Herring Ice Hockey Coach: Dave Smith Captains: David Newcomb and Matt Schulz “The Shore-Ocean ice hockey team is on its way to its best season in team history. This season, we have a large senior class that is largely contributing to the team’s success. Our team’s top forward line is as good as, if not better than, all the teams’ in the Shore Conference.” -David Newcomb Swimming Coach: Jared Aprahamian and Kathryn McGowan Captains: Emmanuel Cruz, Samantha Irace, Patrick Thormann “The strength of our team this season is that everyone has the drive and the hunger to win as much as the next person. We definitely have the most spirit, determination, and ability than any other team we’ve swam. Many of our swimmers this year are excited to improve. That motivates them to perform better, and in turn become better swimmers.” - Samantha Irace Wrestling Coach: David Porta and Richard Santangelo Captains: Conor Dowd, Zach Goldberg, Sam Koenig, and David Mussleman “So far, in this season we are undefeated, 5-0. We are the only winter sport that is this far into the season.” - Conor Dowd
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Living Tornadoes rock the Midwest By CHELSEA GIORDANO & SAL LAGROTTERIA
Recently the Midwestern states have witnessed some devastating weather. There have been several severe tornadoes that touched ground and caused many deaths as well as injuries. The states that witnessed these terrible tornadoes were Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. It was said that hundreds of thousands of people were out of power for a decent amount of time. There were also numerous trees down and buildings damaged. Some of the buildings and houses are irreplaceable and cannot be fixed. CNN had interviewed several victims of these terrible tornadoes. “The sky was just rumbling for 20 minutes,” Bucher said while being interviewed the day after the outbreak. He also said, “I told my wife I’ve just never heard anything like this in my life.” The victims were terrified and did not know what to do. For some, this may have been the biggest storm they have ever seen. Officials confirmed that 20 tornadoes touched ground in these Midwestern states. Tornadoes were spotted in at least 8 Kentucky counties and it was reported that a home had their roof blown off. There were no reports to injuries though. In Illinois at least 50 homes were destroyed and a search and rescue operations occurred all over. This state was under massive devastation with gas leaks and many down power lines. More than 80,000 customers were without power for a decent amount of time. Indiana did not have it much better. A state of emergency was declared and all residents were asked to stay home as well as off the streets. 12 counties had reported tornado touchdowns or severe storm damage which is crazy. Michigan had 253,000 residents without power. There were no reports of injuries but it was severe there too. There were 37,000 power outages recorded in Missouri and there were many buildings with damage. Ohio had 38,000 power outages but there was nothing else reported from that state. Wisconsin had numerous down trees but there were no injury reports.
Did You Know?! By ALEX NICHOLS
1. 160 cars can drive side by side on the Monumental Axis in Brazil, the world’s widest road. 2. 166,875,000,000 pieces of mail are delivered each year in the U.S. 3. 315 entries in Webster’s Dictionary are misspelled. 4. A company in Taiwan makes dinnerware out of wheat, so you can eat your plate. 5. A cow produces 200 times more gas a day than a person. 6. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. 7. A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours. 8. A fully loaded supertanker travelling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop. 9. A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue. 10. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. 11. A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. 12. A hedgehog’s heart beats 300 times a minute.
Decorating with Style: Kitchens By RACHEL PRIMAVERA
Does your kitchen lack that special feature that provides pizzaz? Well, here are some tips from Better Homes and Gardens to spruce up your kitchen. Put a backsplash in your kitchen. If you want your backsplash to stand out, make it with tiles and create a focal point which draws attention to someone’s eyes. If you have light brown cabinets then blue, neutral, and green shades will make your kitchen stand out. If you do not want your backsplash to stand out then try another tip from Better Homes and Gardens. Go for a simple yet stylish backsplash but make it match the rest of the kitchen so it looks great and does not stand out. Now, what about your cabinets? Do you want to change things up. If so, here are some more tips from Better Homes and Gardens. If you want an elegant look, try some cabinets with crown molding with a glaze that is dark over the cabinet. Maybe you do not want elegant, so go with cabinets that are a neutral color like warm cherry wood. The cabinets look beautiful when they are cut geometrically, even make the knob of the cabinet square. Or, you can have cabinets that are a little darker than warm cherry. I hope that these tips will benefit you. All of these tips were brought to you by Better Homes and Gardens. Buy a subscription and get fantastic tips monthly.
13. A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside. 14. A hummingbird weighs less than a penny. 15. A jellyfish is 95 percent water. 16. A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. 17. A jumbo jet uses 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off. 18. A male emperor moth can smell a female emperor moth up to 7 miles away. 19. A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 6 years. Wow! 20. A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night. 21. A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana. 22. A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn’t give her coffee. 23. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. 24. A shark can detect one part of blood in 100 million parts of water. 25. A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans!