Horses

      Do you love horses? Well, I love horses because you can ride them anywhere and they have a 20 to 30 years life span. There are a total of about 75 million horses in the world. They also sleep only 2 1/2-3 hours a day. I think that animal lovers would be interested in this because they may not know everything about horses. Don't be mad if you don't get that kind of horse because there are about 75 million horses in the world.
           Did you know that horses sleep longer during summer than in winter? Also, they only lie down for 43.5 minutes. Another idea, is that there are no 2 horses alike in the 75 million horses out there in the world. A horses' teeth can determine it's age.Lastly, horses start around 60 million years ago, but they later on died out. Horses were then reintroduced by Spanish settlers.
            A healthy adult heart should have a pulse of between 36-40 beats per minute.  

         Riya Patel

          Boston Marathon Bombing

           We all know about the Boston Marathon bombing. The one thing that most people don't know is why those peers decided to make that choice. This all happened in April, 2013.If you didn't know about 3 people died including an 8 year old and about 100 people were injured. There was a pair of shootings just before the finish line.

         Just about three-quarters of the 23,000 runners who participated in the race had just crossed the finish line. The bomb that was in the garbage can went off at 2:50 P.M. The second bomb went off thirteen seconds after the first bomb. Although, the second bomb was several hundred feet away. Pandemonium erupted at the site as panicked runners and spectators scattered. Rescue workers rushed to take care of those who were harmed. The F.B.I. the took control of the crime scene.
          President Obama who was speaking at the White House was determined to get to the bottom of things. He said, ' "We will get to the bottom of this. We will find who did this, and we will find out why they did this. Any reasonable individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of  justice." ' 
          Officials say that there were 4 bombs, but only 2 of them went off. The other 2 were disabled by the police. The officials say that the bombs were made of black powder and ball bearings. Although the investigators are unsure of how they were set off at the Boston Marathon.  It was unclear on Monday evening of who might be responsible for the bombs. 
        Some law enforcements officials say that the blasts came at the start if the week in April. It was April 15 the deadline for filling taxes and patriots day in Massachusetts, the start of the week that has seen some violence in the past. April 19 
Is the anniversary of the 1995 bombing of the Alfred  P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.

                 The Best Things That Happened in                                            2013

     In the year of 2013 I would mostly remember the Boston Marathon Shootings/bombings. This tradegy happened on 2 separate days in April. The bombings happened on April 15, 2013 at 2:49 P.M. The shootings happened on April 18, 2013 at 10:48 P.M. This all happened in Boston, Massachusetts.More than 200 people died.

      Pop Culture Moments That are Most                             Memorable

     "What does the Fox say?" is a popular song that I'll remember from 2013. This video consists of animal noises that may help educate children that don't know their animals or sounds. It also demonstrates how everyone is unique because even animals don't have the same exact sound. Here is the video:

      

               What 2013 Taught Me

   
      Now, I have learned a lot of things this year, but one thing that I truly learned was to be grateful to those who serve us all night and day. Such as firefighters, police officers, and even the government. This is because important people like Cory Monteith,Nelson Mandela, and Paul Walker all died this past year. 

     What I Am Looking Forward To In 2014

        I am looking forward to a lot of things in 2014. One of the things that I am looking forward is to learn more about the world and what is happening across the globe. Another thing that I am looking forward to doing in 2014 is learn about who is going to be the new president of the United States of America. Lastly what I want to do this upcoming year is do better in school and try my best to get an education and get good grades. This is what I am looking forward to doing this upcoming year.

                  About Liger's

           Ever heard of a Liger? Do you know what it is? A liger is a big cat that are the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger. In other terms they are cross breads. They get different qualities from there parents. For example they are able to swim because lions can swim.
           Ligers get characteristics from both parents. They look like a big lion with tiger-like stripes that are usually light. Larger than either parent, ligers are arguably the largest known cats in the world. For example, Hercules, a liger at Jungle Island theme park in Miami weighs over 900 pounds and ius recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the worlds largest living cat.
         Ligers are hybrids that are created by human breeders in Zoos or nature preserves. There is very little chance that a Liger would be produced naturally in the wild. This is because tigers are found in Asia and Lions are found mainly in Africa.
         In the distant past, the two species had far greater ranges that might of overlapped. While it's possible that a liger may have occured naturally in the wild many, many years ago. Ligers have almost always been the result of purposeful breedung in captivity by human caretakers.
         Ligers can be traced back to the early 1800s. Historical records, including artworks from that time period, show male lions and female tigers and their offspring.

        How Much Does The Sky Weigh

      

            Do you know how much the sky weighs?It weighs more than you can even imagine. Think about an adult Indian elephant. Now they weigh a lot. Now think about a thousand of cars.Keep reading to find out more about this topic.
          Air is all around you. It starts at the ground and goes all the way up to the top of the sky. Al though the air is not empty. The air is made up of all sorts of gas molecules. And guess what? Those molecules all have weight.So that is why the sky weighs so much.
          What does all that air add up to? Would you believe that the entire atmosphere weighs around 5 million billion tons? How heavy is that? Some scientists estimate it weighs about the same weight as 570,000,000,000,000 adult Indian elephants! You're probably wondering how we keep from being crushed from all of that heavy weight.
        Luckily for us, all that weight is distributed evenly over Earth's surface. Still, the average weight of air pressing on you- called air pressure- is almost 15 pounds on each square inch of your body. To be exact it would be 14.7 pounds per square inch.
        Air pressure can be measures with a tool called barometer. The air pressure reading on a barometer is called the barometric pressure. Meteorologists use barometers to detect changers in air pressure, which often signal changes in the weather.
        So now you know all about this topic. I challenge you to find out more about how much the sky really weighs. To refresh your memory the sky weighs about 570,000,000,000,000 adult Indian elephants.

  Riya Patel          

        Why Do We Eat Turkeys On                                 Thanksgiving?

     

         Do you eat Turkeys? Do you ever wonder why we eat Turkeys on Thanksgiving? Well, no one really knows how this started, but there are a few myths. I chose this topic because I think a lot of people wonder about this. I will be focusing on one myth that I learned about. Turkeys started around 16 B.C. Stay tuned to hear about more. This topic relates to Thanksgiving because we eat Turkeys on that holiday. 

1. The wild Turkey is a native bird in North America
2. They were known to drop dead from the loud noise of Air Force Jets
3. Turkeys have heart attacks               

         

                                    My Opinion

          I think that it is a good idea to attribute Queen of England in the 16th century. I think this because you should worship your rulers. I formed this opinion by reading an article about this topic. I found this information on wonderopolis/ and americanlivewire.com. This is interesting because I think that other people are wondering why we eat Turkeys on Thanksgiving. Also they might be wondering who started this tradition. I think that this helps give us a good understanding of why we do eat Turkey's on Thanksgiving.

                                 Top Ten List

1. A male Turkey is called a "Gobbler". An adult "Gobbler" can weigh up to 16 to 22 pounds on average and has spurs on its leg for fighting. A female Turkey is called a "hen". An adult "hen" can weigh up to 8 to 12 pounds and they don't have any spurs.
2. The Wild Turkey was nearly to extinction in the early 1900s when the population reached around 30,000 birds. Restoration Programs in North America brought the numbers up to about 7 million birds today. Without Turkeys we wouldn't be able to celebrate Thanksgiving the way it should of been.
3. Benjamin Franklin praised the Turkey once for being "a much more respectful bird than the bald eagle. Though the Turkey was never proposed as a symbol for America.
4. Turkeys can run at 25 miles per hour. They can get up to the speed if running. They could also fly to at least 55 miles per hour.
5. When a hen is ready to make little Turkeys, she will lay about 10 to 12 eggs. One egg every day. It is over in about a 2 week period. The eggs will incubate for about 28 days before hatching.
6. Female Turkeys prefer males with long snoods. This is because the snood length can be used to predict the winner of a competition between 2 males.
7. A Turkey's gender can be determined by its droppings. The females droppings are shaped like the letter J. The males dropping are spiraled shaped.
8. There 6 species of Turkeys. They are all native.
9.  A group of related males group together to court females. Though, only one male of the group gets to mate
10. The pilgrims brought several domesticated Turkey's to North America.

This information is found on http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com.



        So now you know all about why we eat Turkeys on Thanksgiving .Who came up with the idea to eat Turkeys on Thanksgiving? Anyways, I challenge you to find out who came up with the idea to eat Turkeys on this holiday. This is why we eat Turkeys on Thanksgiving.

Riya Patel

                                Cotton Candy

        Do you love cotton candy? Did you ever wonder who invented cotton candy and how did they make it? Well, if you did stay tuned because I am going to answer your question.Visit this website for more information: http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/who-invented-cotton-candy/

        2 guys named William Morrison and John C. Warton. They were from Tennessee.

The machine spun cotton candy was introduced to the world in 1897. Their first cotton candy machines were unreliable. For example, they broke down several of times and rattled. Though the demands were very high.
          In 1949 the Gold Metal Products of Cincinnati,Ohio, introduced a new version of a cotton candy machine. This new version helped tremendously. It didn't rattle or brake down unless something was very wrong. Now they were reliable to make cotton candy.Even today the Gold Metal Products manufacture almost all of the cotton candy machines.
          Did you ever wonder what happens in a cotton candy machine? Well, first the sugar is melted until it becomes liquid. Then, the liquid sugar is spun as the machine forces it through tiny holes that shapes and cool the liquid.Right after it cools the sugar becomes solid again. The thousands of tiny crystallized sugar threads are then collected by gently rotating a paper cone around the inside of the cotton candy machine.Once the puff of the cotton candy is just right then it is time to eat.
          In 1904 William Morrison and John C. Warton took the cotton candy to the St. Louis World's Fair. They sold each box of cotton candy for 25 cents. This may not seem as much as today, but back then it was half the price of an admission ticket to the fair. They sold over 68,000 boxes of 'fairy floss' also know as cotton candy at the fair.That means that they got more than $17,000.
          The most popular colors of cotton candy is pink and blue. Do you know how they get that perfect color? Well, you may be suprised to know that cotton candy is just like sugar, it is naturally white. You make they colors by adding in pink and blue food dye.
          This is all about the world of cotton candy.Now, I challenge you to choose a topic on  http://wonderopolis.org/ and read the paragraph underneath the video. Make sure you gather information to inform someone else.

                        A Few Facts That I Have Learned

• National cotton candy day is celebrated on November 7 each year.
• There is only one ingredient in cotton candy: sugar
• There is about as much sugar in cotton can as in a can of soda.