Fact of the Week: October 13, 2014

Frankenstein was the name of the doctor who created the monster, Dr. Victor Frankenstein, and not the name of the monster itself.

Cite: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Fact of the Week: October 6, 2014

Joanne "Jo" Rowling published her books under a pseudonym because her publisher’s thought that a woman’s name would not appeal to the target audience of young boys. Jo got the “K” in J.K. Rowling, form Kathleen, her paternal grandmother’s name.

Cite: http://www.jkrowling.com/en_US/#/about-jk-rowling

Fact of the Week: September 30, 2014

59 years ago James Dean died in a car crash on this day. He died at the age of 24.


Cite: History.com 

Fact of the Week: September 15, 2014

This month marks the 100 year anniversary of the extinction of the passenger pigeon.

http://www.abcbirds.org/newsandreports/botw/passenger_pigeon.html

Fact of the Week: September 8, 2014

With the success of the Kepler telescope to find exoplanets, we have a confirmed count of nearly 1,700 planets outside our solar system. Kepler finding 715 of those exoplanets orbiting 305 stars, so far.

Cite: NASA

Fact of the Week: September 23, 2014

Bats can only have one pup a year. Only female bats will enter a home or building. They do this to have a place to have their babies.
http://www.batsintheattic.org/maternityseason.html

Fact of the Week: September 5, 2014

Giant Kelp, in opportune conditions, can grow up to 2 feet in a day, and reach a towering height of 175ft.

Cite: http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animal-guide/plants-and-algae/giant-kelp