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Saturday 13 April 2024

Five Random Facts That May Amaze You !

Goodness me, it's the weekend again! The days of the week seem to go by so quickly. Today, for a change I'm sharing five random facts that may amaze you! 
  • There is an average of 50,000 spiders per acre in green areas.
  • Some male songbirds sing more than 2,000 times each day.
  • For every human in the world there are one million ants.
  • If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will become pale!
  • The sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.” uses every letter of the alphabet. 
Did you (like me) check that last fact out?
Whatever your plans are this weekend I wish you a good one, and invite you to enjoy (a virtual) slice of low carb Italian Lemon Cake, see the recipe here


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All the best Jan

33 comments:

Tom said...

...many things that I've never thought about!

Sandi said...

Thank you for the random facts!

Catarina said...

Amazing facts!!

The pangram that I remember (in Portuguese, before the letters K, W and Y were added to the alphabet) is:

“Jovem craque belga prediz falhas no taxi” – literal translation: “Young Belgian star predicts failures in taxi” . : )

Since I have been into baking for a few weeks now, and considering I have all the ingredients for this cake, I will make it tonight. It’s only 8.20 pm!!

Have a pleasant weekend!

John's Island said...

Jan,
What a fun and fascinating read to kick off the weekend! These facts are absolutely intriguing—I had no idea about the sheer number of spiders per acre or that goldfish could change color based on their environment. And yes, I definitely had to check the "quick brown fox" sentence; it’s always an interesting tidbit for typists and language enthusiasts alike! It’s little gems like these that make your blog a delightful discovery. Thanks for the virtual slice of Italian Lemon Cake, it sounds deliciously refreshing! Have a fantastic weekend, and keep these interesting posts coming!
John

Steve Parker, M.D. said...

That alphabet sentence is amazing. 69 years on this planet and I'd never read such a thing.
Thanks for the amusement.

J.P. Alexander said...

Geniales datos. Te mando un beso.

The Happy Whisk said...

Oh my gosh one million ants. These were fun. I never knew that about the ants.

Mari said...

Yikes - that's too many spiders, and too many ants too... :)
I never knew that about gold fish. So interesting.

Anonymous said...

Love these facts and yummy cake! -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com

Elephant's Child said...

I knew the last fact. That lemon cake looks GOOD.

Catarina said...

I did not have the almond flour that particular day - Oct 24, 2019. But I do have two packages of this flour today. And I did make the cake. Delicious!!! : )

Margaret D said...

Knew the one about the letters in those words using every letter in the alphabet..
Amazing about the ants, we are truly outnumbered.

jabblog said...

So long as the spiders stay outside, I'm happy.

Donna said...

The sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.” uses every letter of the alphabet.
I LOVE this and never knew it....
Thanks! I always thought it was a weird little sentence!
hugs
Donna

Rustic Pumpkin said...

I really didn't need to know the spider fact!!! 🕷 🕸 🕷
Didn't need to check the alphabet sentence as we used that phrase when learning to touch type as it made us hit every key at least once.

roentare said...

Your fast facts are always so interesting to read

eileeninmd said...

Interesting facts!
The cake looks yummy!
Have a wonderful weekend.

My name is Erika. said...

That lemon cake looks and sounds tasty. And no, I didn't check that sentence out, but I did think about it. :)

CJ Kennedy said...

Eeek! Spiders! A sentence that uses every letter of the alphabet is called a pangram. Have a great weekend.

Valerie-Jael said...

Fun post, but I could do without the spiders! Happy weekend!

Conniecrafter said...

I did not know all that but I do believe the ant one, every spring since we have lived here we get a lot of ants and I have to go around killing them and having ant traps.
Have a great weekend!

♥ Łucja-Maria ♥ said...

You're right, the days go by very quickly. Too fast!
The Italian lemon cake looks delicious.
What is Natvia? I don't know this name, I have to look for it on the Internet.
Have a nice Sunday.

carol l mckenna said...

Informative fun and lemon cake looks delicious ~ thanks

Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)

Mary Kirkland said...

Thanks for the info.

Cherie said...

A little slice of that lemon cake would hit the spot nicely right now

Lowcarb team member said...

REPLY TO

♥ Łucja-Maria ♥ who said...
You're right, the days go by very quickly. Too fast!
The Italian lemon cake looks delicious.
What is Natvia? I don't know this name, I have to look for it on the Internet.
Have a nice Sunday


Hello there and many thanks for your comment and question.

Natvia is a natural sweetener derived from both the stevia plant and monk fruit.
You can read more about sweeteners here:-
https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/sweeteners

You can adapt this recipe to use your preferred sweetener and what is available in your local stores.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

All the best Jan

DVArtist said...

Those are so cool. I like the last sentence that uses all of the alphabet. I would love a slice or 2 of that Lemon Cake. Have a nice weekend.

happyone said...

Interesting facts.
I did know about all the letters being in that sentence. It was used when I was learning how to type in high school.

Lowcarb team member said...

REPLY TO

Catarina's two comments

1) Catarina said...
Amazing facts!!

The pangram that I remember (in Portuguese, before the letters K, W and Y were added to the alphabet) is:

“Jovem craque belga prediz falhas no taxi” – literal translation: “Young Belgian star predicts failures in taxi” . : )

Since I have been into baking for a few weeks now, and considering I have all the ingredients for this cake, I will make it tonight. It’s only 8.20 pm!!

Have a pleasant weekend!


2) Catarina said...
I did not have the almond flour that particular day - Oct 24, 2019. But I do have two packages of this flour today. And I did make the cake. Delicious!!! :

Hello Catarina
Many thanks for both your comments.
As you know I first posted this recipe back in 2019 (where do the years go?).
So pleased you were able to make the cake in 2024!

Thanks for sharing the Portuguese pangram.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

All the best Jan

Lady Caer Morganna said...

Interesting facts! And yes I did check out the last one. :-)

Jeanie said...

That last one was the only one I knew!

Rose said...

Yes, I checked to see!

Teresa said...

Muy interesantes esas curiosidades. El pastel de limón seguro que está muy bueno. Besos.