February 2018 - A To Z Posting Contest

T Your tongue is germ free only if it is pink. If it is white there is a thin film of bacteria on it.

U - If you are represented by a Union at your place of employment the union can call you out on an economic strike. You cannot be fired for this but you can be replaced permanently by your employer.

V ViINEGAR is a liquid consisting of about 5–20% acetic acid (CH3COOH), water, and other trace chemicals, which may include flavorings. The acetic acid is produced by the fermentation of ethanol by acetic acid bacteria.[1] Vinegar is now mainly used as a cooking ingredient, or in pickling. As the most easily manufactured mild acid, it has historically had a great variety of industrial, medical, and domestic uses, some of which (such as its use as a general household cleaner) are still commonly practiced today.

V...VANILLA EXTRACT, A FEW DROPS ADDED TO A CAN OF PAINT, HELPS REDUCE THAT UNPLEASANT PAINT SMELL

W WATER colorless, transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.

X...IN A 2012 ISSUE OF X-MEN COMIC BOOK, THEY FEATURED
THE FIRST EVER GAY MARRIAGE BETWEEN TWO PROMINENT SUPER HERO'S
NORTHSTAR AND HIS PARTNER KYLE.
THE SPOKESMAN FOR MARVEL AND DC COMIC'S SAY THEY ARE COMMITTED TO MAKE DIVERSITY A PRIORITY IN THIS MEDIUM.

Y Yakow is the English word for an Asian animal that is a cross between a domestic cow and a yak. Females, called dzo-mus, are used for milking, fiber, meat, and are occasionally used as a beasts of burden. Males, called dzos, are most often used as beasts of burden, pulling ploughs for farmers, but are also used for meat and occasionally fiber. The males of these first generation hybrids are sterile but the females are not

Z - Zinnias are known as “cut and come again” flowers. Cut one flower above a pair of leaves and within a few days two new stems with flower buds will emerge!

A Average person laughs 13 times a day.

B...BUTTERFLIES, CAN TASTE WITH THEIR FEET!

C Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

D - Dolphins live in schools or pods of up to 12 individuals

E ELEPHANT ears radiate heat to help keep these large animals cool, but sometimes the African heat is too much

F... "THE FLINTSTONES" WERE THE MOST PROFITABLE NETWORK CARTOON
FRANCHISE FOR OVER 30 YEARS, UNTIL "THE SIMPSONS" CAME ALONG.
I USED TO LOVE WATCHING THE FLINTSTONES...YABBA DABBA DOO!

G Google is actually the common name for a number with a million zeros.