Thursday 13

This Thursday, I am still in hardwood floor hell. But, it's almost done, and the floors honestly look beautiful. Because my brain is so shorted out, I decided to find 13 strange facts that you can use to amaze your friends and neighbors with when your brain, too, is shorted out. As per the usual, to visit the other Thursday 13 participants, click here

1. Dogs only sweat glands are between their paw pads (so they are getting sweaty feet stink all over my floors? eeew)

2. In a deck of cards, 52 cards represent the 52 weeks in a year and the 4 suits, the four seasons (I never really thought of that...)

3. Play-Doh was originally formulated for use as a wallpaper cleaner. (so let your kids put it all over the walls. They will be cleaner. Really)

4. The name jeep is derivative of the expression "G.P" military slang for General Purpose Vehicle (interesting...)

5. 'Cinderella' has been made into a movie more times than any other story. (and they wonder why we have such a distorted idea about marriage....)

6. An ostrich eye is bigger than it's brain. (this one was for you, Jo)

7.Cats have 2 sets of vocal cords ( I could have told you that. I think some of mine have double...)

8.TIP is an acronym for 'to insure promptness'- and once upon a time was given in advance. (Would they give it back if they weren't prompt? Doubtful)

9.Houseflies hum in the key of F (so the next time you are looking for a tuning fork...)

10.A dime has 118 ridges around the edge (who had the patience to sit and count that?)

11.Podunk is in Massachusetts. (I always wondered. That would be a lovely address "Podunk, Mass.)

12. Big Bird's costume is made from turkey feather dyed a reasonable shade of shocking yellow. (Reasonable? They call that Reasonable?)

13.Six 8-stud lego pieces can be combined into 102,981,500 ways. Whoa. (That just hurts my brain)