Did You Know, page 2
June 30th, 2007 by admin
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A good teaching tool to use with your children would be to have your kids check this information and see if it is correct; or do we now have a different understanding of these things.
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(1911) The average of human life is 33 years. One child out of every four dies before the age of 7 years, and only one-half of the world’s population reach the age of 17. One out of 10,000 reaches 100 years. The average number of births per day is about 120,000, exceeding the deaths by about 15 per minute. There have been many alleged cases of longevity in all ages, but only a few are authentic.
“The Handy Cyclopedia Of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference Covering Especially Such Information Of Everyday Use as is often Hardest to Find When Most Needed” Albert J Dubois, 1911, Joseph Trienens (Now in the Public Domain)
NOTE: Remember, this book was published in 1911.
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that is the stuff that life is made of.
“Maxims and Morals from Dr. Franklin: Being Incitements to Industry, Frugality, and Prudence.” Darton and Harvey, 1807. (Now in the Public Domain)
Arabic figures were invented by the Indians.
“The Handy Cyclopedia Of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference Covering Especially Such Information Of Everyday Use as is often Hardest to Find When Most Needed” Albert J Dubois, 1911, Joseph Trienens (Now in the Public Domain)
Turkeys do not come from Turkey, but North America.
“The Handy Cyclopedia Of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference Covering Especially Such Information Of Everyday Use as is often Hardest to Find When Most Needed” Albert J Dubois, 1911, Joseph Trienens (Now in the Public Domain)
Dutch clocks are of German (Deutsch), not Dutch manufacture.
“The Handy Cyclopedia Of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference Covering Especially Such Information Of Everyday Use as is often Hardest to Find When Most Needed” Albert J Dubois, 1911, Joseph Trienens (Now in the Public Domain)
Fire, air, earth, and water, called the four elements, are not elements at all.
“The Handy Cyclopedia Of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference Covering Especially Such Information Of Everyday Use as is often Hardest to Find When Most Needed” Albert J Dubois, 1911, Joseph Trienens (Now in the Public Domain)
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