February 2018 - A To Z Posting Contest

P - Peaches are actually part of the rose family

Q

The QUOKKA (Setonix brachyurus), is a small marsupial measuring between 40 – 90 cm long and weighs 2.5 to 5 kg. looking like a wallaby or a kangaroo, it has a short but broad head characterized by a dark strike on the forehead. It has a stocky body, naked nose, rounded ears, and a 25 to 30 cm tail. Its body has long thick coarse fur usually brown or gray in color.

R...A GROUP OF RAVENS IS CALLED AN UNKINDNESS, A CONSPIRACY, OR
A CONSTABLE

S SWITCHING letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying jag of Flapan, instead of flag of Japan.

T - Tigers in a group are known as an ‘ambush’ or ‘streak’

U Uranus
•Uranus is often referred to as an “ice giant” planet. Uranus turns on its axis once every 17 hours, 14 minutes. Uranus makes one trip around the Sun every 84 Earth years. Uranus was officially discovered by Sir William Herschel in 1781. Uranus hits the coldest temperatures of any planet

V The ‘v’ in the name of a court case does not stand for ‘versus’, but for ‘and’ (in civil proceedings) or ‘against’ (in criminal proceedings).

WINE, SEAGULL WINE IS MADE BY STUFFING A DEAD SEAGULL INTO A BOTTLE
OF WATER AND LEAVING IT IN THE SUN TO FERMENT.. EWWWW

X-Rays
X-rays make up X-radiation, a form of electromagnetic radiation. Most X-rays have a wavelength ranging from 0.01 to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz and energies in the range 100 eV to 100 keV.

Y - Yahoo! was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and in April 1994, "Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web" was renamed "Yahoo! which stood for ("Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle" )

Z - Zebra mussels, an Aquatic Invasive Species, are small, fingernail-sized animals that attach to solid surfaces in water. They have spread throughout the Great Lakes, parts of the Mississippi River, and other rivers and inland lakes.

A ...ARMADILLO, THERE ARE MORE THAN 21 SPECIES OF ARMADILLO'S. THE
HAIRY ARMADILLO SCREAMS WHEN THREATENED

B . Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

C...CELERY HAS NEGATIVE CALORIES! , YOU BURN MORE CALORIES EATING A
PIECE OF CELERY THAN THE CELERY HAS IN IT

D Dalmatians are born without spots.