Things You Didn't Know

Hi All,

Just did a super quick, down and dirty search for the phrase 'things you didn't know'.

And wouldn't you know it...I found a mess load of interesting, useful, and very accessible links to share with you.

For example, if you click on this link from Discover Magazine you'll find a list of 'Things You Didn't Know (TYDK) on topics as varied as dogs, water, viruses, nanotechnology, light, mosquitos, penciles, and much more. Neat stuff.

Click on this link from Time Magazine entitled, 'Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About Money'. This article is definitely worth its weight in gold! :)

From a website called Robinsweb, comes this entry entitled, 'Strange Things You Likely Didn't Know'. Interesting little tidbits that's for sure - think of them as 'knowledge nuggets'.

From Cracked.com comes this article entitled, '6 Important Things You Didn't Know We're Running Out Of'. Did you know that we are running out of chocolate? Uh oh...better run to the store and pick up a bar of Hershey's dark chocolate! Yum. Click on this link to see what else we are running out of!!!

And finally, click on this link - from Merriam-Webster - for 'Words For Things You Didn't Know Have Names'. It comes from Merriam-Webster a noted dictionary publisher so the information is reliable and current and unbiased - good stuff!

Okay, I promise, this will be the last link and comment in todays' blog entry. Click on this link to find books that the Farmingdale Public Library owns on the topic of 'curiosities and wonders'. The link comes from the library card catalog and I sorted it chronologically so the most current books appear at the top of the list. Older titles appear toward the bottom of the list!

Enjoy the links and the books - and think of the things you'll learn from todays' entry!

Good stuff!
Stu

7 Wonders of the Ancient and the Modern World

Hi All,

You might have heard the phrase, 'The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World', but have you ever thought about what exactly the 7 wonders actually were? Click on this link to get a quick overview of the 7 wonders from Wikipedia. Neat stuff.

By the way, the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World were:
1. Great Pyramid of Giza
2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
4. Statue of Zeus at Olympia
5. Mausoleum of Halicarnussus
6. Colossus of Rhodes
7. Lighthouse of Alexandria

What made a wonder of the ancient world? How did a particular statue, temple or object qualify for this title? Great question - click here for the quick and dirty answer - and yes, the answer came from Wikipedia - a really quite useful reference tool (but not the end all to be all in reference mind you!)

If you would like a students perspective - and description - of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, click on this link. Simple, accurate and totally cool.

Also, if you want images of what the 7 Wonders supposedly looked like, click the following link.
Click here for lots of images of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World - courtesy of a Google search.

Now, fast forward a few thousand years and arrive in the 21st century...

What are the modern day equivalents of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World? Well, that depends on who you ask. In other words, there are many different lists (compiled by various people) that claim to have the 'ultimate list of the 7 Wonders of the Modern World'. Go figure - people are arguing over even this topic.

Without further ado - and I'll list a few different lists - the 7 Wonders of the Modern World (from various sources of course). Click on this link to find the entry in - yes, again - Wikipedia.

What are the 7 Wonders of the Modern World you ask?
1. Chichen Itza - Yucatan, Mexico
2. Christ the Redeemer - statue - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3. Colosseum - Rome, Italy
4. Great Wall of China - People's Republic of China
5. Machu Picchu - Cuzco Region, Peru
6. Petra - Ma'an Governorate, Jordan
7. Taj Mahal - Agra, India

Enjoy the sites.
Stu

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