Learn Something New Every Day. (Ice Cream)

Wow, I love ice cream!  And for all of you who are asking right now, "then why don't you marry it."  My reply is...  Because I'm not old enough.  :P  (big joke in our family)

Alright, now on to the important part.  This post is for my good friend Rebecca, in remembrance of all the times that we snuck ice cream in the middle of the nigh, or... Come to think of it in the middle of the day too.  Remember when it got all over my pillow because Josiah came in when we were eating it?  Ya, good times.  

Anyway, I hope you enjoy these few tidbits about ice cream.  :)

Seriously making me want some ice cream!!

1. Twelve gallons of milk is needed to make 1 gallon of ice cream.

2. 50 licks are required to finish off a cone with a single scope of ice cream.

3. Immigrants were served ice cream as part of their welcome meal at Ellis Island.

4. Air is the most important ingredient in ice cream as it is needed to keep the ice cream soft.

5. President Ronald Reagan declared July as national ice cream month in the United States.

6. More men (13%) admit to licking their ice cream bowl clean than women (8%)!


7. Kids aged 2-12 and adults over 45 eat the most ice cream!


8. The 3rd Sunday in July is National Ice Cream Day!


Love,
Han

Learn Something New Every Day. (Coffee)

Today I am going to tell you about something very near and dear to my heart...  Coffee.  Getting to make coffee for church in the mornings every sunday has definitely given me a much greater appreciation for the drink and on top of that I just love coffee.  Only when bought pre-made though I don't do the whole, coffee at home thing, unfortunately for my wallet.  


I am going to dedicate this post to Shay, because she just loves coffee.  I also dedicate it to Josh S.  Because I am so sorry that my brother handed you that first cup, hopefully someday you will be able to loose yourself from  it's evil bonds, I have hope you will return to your former happy self that you were before you tasted the stuff. 

1. Caffeine Can Kill You
But you'd have to drink 80 to 100 cups in a hurry, health experts say. I advise not trying.


2. Coffee is actually the second most widely-traded commodity in the world, behind oil.


3. Decaffeinated coffee sales are at their highest in January of each year, partially due to New Year's resolutions.


4. While coffee is best known as a beverage  of choice, coffee also can be used as a moisturizer and fertilizer, among other unconventional uses.


5. One coffee tree yields only about one pound of roasted coffee each year.  Which would explain why it is so expensive,


6. Coffee can lift your mood, make you happier, and make you feel better. It alleviates depression.

7. Coffee can protect your teeth from cavities.

8. Coffee can be used to dye paper and fabrics. If you put the beans in hot water their colour will start to come out. You can use that water to dye fibres.

I hope you enjoyed these few tidbits of info.  Merry Christmas Everyone!  (just pretend that you can see me waving...  OK?)

Love,

Han

Learn Something New Everyday. (Eyes)

Eyes are so amazing!  I am so glad that God gave us eyes so that we can see.  Could you imagine how hard life would be without them?  

1.Your eyes are composed of more than 2 million working parts


2. Your eyes can process 36,000 bits of information every hour.


3. Colour blindness is 10 times more common in males than females


4. The eye is the only part of the human body that can function at 100% ability at any moment, day or night, without rest. 

5. The eye of a human can distinguish 500 shades of the gray.

6. The reason why your nose gets runny when you are crying is because the tears from the eyes drain into the nose.

7. Your retina contains 120 million rods for "night vision", and 8 million cones that are colour sensitive and work best under daylight conditions.

8. Under the right conditions, the human eye can see the light of a candle at a distance of 14 miles.




So sorry guys, I haven't posted at all this week...  But at least I can still throw some randomness at y'all, just to tie you over.  Oh, and I found my a camera.....  Well I did find it but is seems to be lost again.... I promise you it has legs.  Oh well, it's got to be around here somewhere and once I find it I will be posting a lot more pictures and events and stuff like that.  


Ta ta till then!


~Happy Blogging~
Love,
HAnNahW

Learn Something New Every Day. (Vanilla)

This post is dedicated to my righteous sista, Heidi.  ;)  And to all of you who saw my last random facts and were disconcerted because you really aren't a big fan of chocolate...  Here are some for the vanilla lovers out there.  :)

1. The vanilla bean is the fruit of a tropical American species of orchid. It is the one of the few orchids which produce anything edible and there are more than 20,000 orchid varieties.


2.  It can be used for preventing cancer.

3. It is considered to be the most expensive and precious spice all over the world. 

4. The vanilla oil extracted by fermenting vanilla beans is used to improve digestion.


5.  It can be used for manufacturing medicines that are used for strengthening the immune power of the body.


6.  Vanilla helps to prevent memory loss


7.  Vanilla oil is used to reduce fever as it helps in fighting internal infections.


8.  It is used to cure congestions, cough, and other sinus related problems.






Oh, and I would love to get suggestions from y'all about what you would like to see on here next!  


~Happy Blogging~
Love,
HAnNahW

Learn Something New Every Day. (Chocolate)

Is this totally making your mouth water or what?
(picture taken from google)

Ok, I love chocolate, and I'm guessing that most of you out there do to.  And who would have thought that it is actually super good for you too.  Yay!  This is awesomeness.


1.White chocolate really isn't chocolate. It's made from cocoa butter, the substance you get by pressing cocoa beans. Cocoa butter is absent of the cocoa solids used to make chocolate.


2.Dark Chocolate has more antioxidants than green tea and just as many as blueberries.


3.Chocolate is beneficial for proper blood flow to the lungs and other organs.

4.The minerals in chocolate help to increase brain power and function.

5.Quality dark chocolate contains flavinoids which help reduced the risk of heart disease.

~Happy Blogging!~

Love,

HAnNahW

Learn Something New Every Day. (Babies)

I Love Babies!

1. May Babies Are The Heaviest : One would think that January sees the heaviest babies given all the holiday eating but this is untrue. May is actually the month that sees the heaviest babies born. Usually about an average of 200 grams heavier than any other month.


2.They Can’t Cry : They can scream and holler for what they want or need, but newborns can’t technically cry. Tears can’t actually be created or released until about three weeks in. However, in some cases, it isn’t unusual for babies to shed their first tears until four or five months.


3. A Turned Head Means A Full Belly : Your newborn didn’t just see something interesting. If he or she turns her head at a spoonful of food, it is because they are full. This is also where shaking your head “no” comes from.


4. Super Baby! : Pound for pound, your baby is stronger than many animals. An oxen is the best example of compatible strength. Their strongest muscles? The legs.


5. Left or Right? : With a population that is ten percent left-handed, now is about the time you will begin noticing your child’s preference. However, if your baby is a twin, they are 22% likely to be left handed.




I got these from This website.  There's lots more fun facts about babies there, just in case you were curious.  :)


~Happy Blogging~
Love,
HAnNAhW

Learn Something New Every Day. (Laughter)

People are always telling me that I laugh too much, either that or asking me why I laugh so much.  Well, I have a good reason, and now...  So do you.  


1. The levels of two stress hormones, cortisol and epinephrine which suppress the body's immune system, will actually drop after a dose of laughter.


2. Scientists estimate that laughing 100 times is equivalent to a 10-minute workout on a rowing machine.



3. 15 minutes of laughter equals the benefit of 2 hours sleep.

4. Laughing for 15 seconds adds 2 days to your life span.



5. 13 muscles are used to smile, but 47 are required for frowning. You have to smile nearly a quarter of a million times to make 1 wrinkle.








~Happy Blogging~
             HAnNahW


(I got most of these from www.humor-laughter.com/ website)

Learn Something New Every Day. (food)

I had done these before, but because I love learning a little something new and interesting every once in a while, I thought that I would start sharing them more regularly.  


1. Chocolate contains psychoactive ingredients, which are known to make you feel good, but the only trouble is that you need to eat about 20 kilograms of chocolate to feel the buzz.


2. Ginger is used to treat nausea and vomiting.


3. Peppermint tea is good for soothing sore tummies and reducing feelings of nausea. 


4. To burn off one plain M&M candy, you need to walk the full length of a football field.


5. If you put a raisin in a fresh glass of champagne, it will rise and fall continuously.


Thanks for reading!


~Happy Blogging~
           HAnNahW

More Randomness...

Because I ran out of pictures.... Sadness.

1. No piece of normal-size paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.  


2.  The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.


3. In Cleveland, Ohio it is illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.

4. In Sweden there is a ski-thru Mcdonalds.


5. During your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food, that's the weight of about 6 elephants.


6.  The average human accidentally eats 8 spiders in their life.  (wow Gross!  I hate spiders!)


7.  The world record for time without sleep is 264 hours ( ~11 days) by Randy Gardner in 1965  (Ok, now I really want to try and beat that.)


Thanks for reading!


~Happy Blogging~
               HAnNahW

Fast Food Facts.

1. Every month, approximately nine out of 10 American children visit a McDonald's restaurant.


2. Burger King’s Double Whopper with cheese contains 923 calories. A man would need to walk for about nine miles to burn it off. Adding french fries and a large cola brings the total calories to an amazing 1,500 calories (2/3 of an adult man’s recommended daily caloric intake).


3. In-N-Out Burger is one of the few fast food restaurants that actually slice each potato by hand shortly before it is placed in the deep fryer




~Happy Blogging~
           HAnNahW

Random Facts of the day: Junk food

1. Fats from junk food trigger the brain to want more food. This effect can last for several days.
2.  Hostess makes 500 million Twinkies a year.
3. The agent that gives Twinkies their smooth feel, cellulose gum, is also used in rocket fuel to give it a slightly gelatinous feel.
4.  More than $2 billion of candy is sold for halloween, more than any other holiday.

Random Facts of the Day

1.Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:Spades - King David, Hearts - Charlemagne, Clubs - Alexander theGreat, Diamonds - Julius Caesar

2. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in The air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in The air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the Horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

3. In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"

Till Next Time,

                    ~Miss. Hannah Woltersdorf~

Random facts of the day: Dreaming

I've decided that I want to do a random fact each day, but today, since this is the first one I am going to do a couple on dreaming.

1. You cannot dream and snore at the same time.
2. By the time we die, most of us will have spent a quarter of a century asleep, of which six years or more will have been spent dreaming—and almost all of those dreams are forgotten upon waking.
3. The average person has about 1,460 dreams a year. That’s about four per night.


Thats all for now,
                ~Miss, Hannah Woltersdorf~