February 2018 - A To Z Posting Contest

W WOMEN blink nearly twice as much as men.

X - Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, is 1 of 23 schools recognized by US News & World Report for their Service Learning Programs across the nation. Students log an average of 80,000+ hours of community service per year, helping more than 160 local, national and international organizations.

X - Xenophobia is an intense dislike or fear of people from other countries.

y...YELLOW FLOWER'S RECEIVED AS A GIFT IN RUSSIA, IS CONSIDERED
A CURSE OF INFIDELITY

Z - Zamboni is the trademark name for the machine that smooths the ice in a skating rink.

A The ATTACHMENT of the human skin to muscles is what causes dimples.

B...BABOONS, HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO KIDNAP PUPPIES AND RAISE THEM AS PETS!

C . The verb “cleave” is the only English word with two synonyms which are antonyms of each other: adhere and separate.

D - Dolly (5 July 1996 – 14 February 2003) was a female domestic sheep, and the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell, using the process of nuclear transfer.

E...EARTH IS THE ONLY PLANET THAT IS NOT NAMED AFTER A GOD.

F Florida is Spanish for "land of flowers") is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States.

G - Geese mate for life and remain loyal, not mating with another, even after one passes away.

H The human HEART creates enough pressure while pumping to squirt blood 30 feet!!

I...ICELAND, HAS A PENIS MUSEUM LOCATED IN REYKJAVIK. IT CONTAINS A COLLECTION OF PENISES FROM OVER 200 DIFFERENT MAMMALS , INCLUDING
ONE FROM A MAN.

Iceland is a repeat from round 4