Trivia and Amazing Facts
- The female name Nicole is from Greek and translates to "victory of the people"
- The bones of modern birds are so completely adapted to the need to conserve weight in flight that a bird's feathers usually weigh more than it's entire skeleton. The bones are more or less hollow, with honeycomb-like structures inside
- In an average lifetime, the average human will produce in excess of 6,250 gallons of saliva
- Your feet perspire approximately one-half of a pint of water per day
- The word "sake," Japanese wine made from fermented rice, is shortened from the word sake-mizu, which translates to "prosperous waters."
