執筆者 Modern English | 2013年05月09日 | Trivia
If you find a penny on the ground, it is not worth much money, but it can bring you good luck! A penny has two sides: heads (a picture of President Lincoln) and tails (a picture of the Lincoln Memorial). Some people believe that if the tails side is facing up, you...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年04月25日 | Trivia
Have you ever walked on a thick carpet and then gotten a shock when you touched something metal? Static electricity occurs when electrons are rubbed off of one surface onto another. If one of the surfaces is you, you will get a shock when you touch something that is a...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年04月18日 | Trivia
“Mikan” is often translated as “orange,” but they are different from the fruit you will get if you ask for an orange. There are many kinds of mikans and many kinds or oranges, but the mikans belong to a group of fruits called “mandarin oranges”. In general, oranges...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年04月11日 | Trivia
In theater, it is bad luck to tell someone “good luck” before they go on stage. So instead of saying “good luck”, people say “break a leg”! It would be very bad luck if you broke your leg while on stage, but it really means the opposite. It started in theater, but now...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年04月04日 | Trivia
Father: How many times in a row can you say “rubber baby buggy bumpers”? Son: Rubber baby buggy bumpers! Father: That’s once. Son: Rubber baby buggy bumpers! Father: That’s twice. Son: Rubber baby buggy bumpers! Father: That’s thrice. Son: Rubber beggy bupper buggers!...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年03月28日 | Trivia
Most cats have five toes on their front paws, but some cats have more. Cats with extra “fingers” are called polydactyl cats. They may not have the same number on both sides! They are also called Hemingway cats, because there are many polydactyl cats living at the home...
