執筆者 Modern English | 2012年09月20日 | Trivia
The echidna and platypus are the only two mammals that lay eggs. They both live in Australia. They are called monotremes. The echidna is also called the spiny anteater. The platypus has webbed feet and its mouth looks like a duck’s beak. That’s why it is sometimes...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年09月13日 | Trivia
Also called the Northern Lights, the Aurora Borealis is caused by the solar wind (plasma released from the sun) hit the Earth’s atmosphere. It can only be seen at night because it is not very bright compared to the sun. They have been seen on other planets as well,...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年09月06日 | Trivia
If you cross your fingers and touch your nose, you can feel two noses. It also works with small round objects such as a dry bean. This is called the Aristotle illusion. The spatial relationship between your fingers is different than usual, and it confuses your brain...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年08月30日 | Trivia
Calico cats are cats with three colors of fur. The colors are black, orange, and white. Calico cats are almost always female. This is because the genes for black fur and orange fur are both found on the X chromosome, and male cats, like male humans, have only one X...
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年08月23日 | Trivia
There are two types of otters, but in English the distinction is not very strong. They are both otters. Some live in the sea and are called sea otters. Others live in rivers and are called river otters, or just otters. In Japanese, they have entirely different names....
執筆者 Modern English | 2012年08月09日 | Trivia
In Japanese, sometimes the word “revenge” is used to mean a second attempt after a failure. If a class does a poor job on an assignment at school, the teacher might say the next similar assignment is “revenge”, or a chance to make up for the...
