Did You Know ?
Sharing three random facts ... as a tea drinker I enjoyed the third one :)
Australia has over 10,000 beaches. You could visit a new beach every day for over 27 years! Read more here
Aegilops, at eight letters long, is the longest word whose letters are arranged in alphabetical order. Read more about Aegilops here
The tea bag was an accidental invention. This occurred in 1908 when tea merchant Thomas Sullivan distributed his tea samples in small, silken bags. His customers, not understanding that these were samples, dunked them, and suddenly Sullivan was swamped with orders for his “tea bags!”. There is some debate about this and you can read more here
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All the best Jan
Muy interesante. Te mando un beso y te deseo un buen fin de semana.
ReplyDelete...I flunked this quiz!
ReplyDeleteTea drinker here. Love that story. Thanks, Jan.
ReplyDeleteWell, well, three new facts I learned today!! : )
ReplyDeleteNope I didn't know! Thanks for the lesson, Jan.
ReplyDeleteInteresting facts that I never knew!
ReplyDeleteI did know about our beaches and once made a plan to visit every single one as soon as I won lotto. It's never going to happen, but at least in Adelaide I can visit all 30 of our beaches simply by travelling the coast road, since each beach is part of the whole and named for the suburb it is part of. For example I walked one year from Brighton Beach at Brighton, to Glenelg Beach at Glenelg by walking along the sand and occasionally in the water, and passing through the beaches of Hove, North Brighton, Somerton Park and Glenelg South along the way. I have also regularly walked from Semaphore Beach to Largs Bay Beach (and back) just by going along the sand.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the advice, have a nice weekend!
ReplyDeleteI knew about our beaches, Jan and so many I've been to but the majority I haven't if that makes sense.
ReplyDeleteThe posts are always very interesting and enriching.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend.
Best regards.
Interesting facts! I would love to visit Australia's beaches.
ReplyDeleteTake care, have a great day and a happy weekend!
Would I love to visit each and every beach! And interesting about the tea-bag!
ReplyDeleteI would have never thought of 10,000 beaches along the Australian coast.
ReplyDeleteInteersting post!
Very interesting information...especially concerning the tea bag. :) Also, I have copied and pasted the recipe for the Mozzarella, Tomato and Peach salad. That looks and sounds amazing!
ReplyDeleteSome of the best inventions or innovations were discovered by accident
ReplyDeleteI didn't know any of these! Thanks for some fun trivia. :)
ReplyDeleteSuch interesting facts. I didn't know tea bags had such a long history. I thought they were much more recent.
ReplyDeleteI love random facts like this! Hugs- Diana
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that there were that many beaches in Australia. Wow! Also- how interesting about the tea bag!
ReplyDeleteGood facts-Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteo Australia indeed is land full of wonders :)
ReplyDeletethanks dear Jan for sharing interesting facts
blessings
That's a lot of beaches.
ReplyDeleteFun facts brighten the day
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I really enjoyed this post of learning some things that are new to me. The tea bag story is excellent. Have a nice day today.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing this, Jan! I do love tea! Fascinating facts here!
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of beaches. My tiny island only has 100!
ReplyDeleteToday's little known facts are very interesting. Just imagine all those beaches!!!
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