Trivia and Amazing Facts
- The word "curfew" is derived from an old French word that means "cover fire." In Europe during the Middle Ages, a curfew was a metal cone or shield that was used to put out the hearth fire in the evening. The word "curfew" came to mean the end of the day's activities
- A hockey puck weighs 0.38 pounds
- William Moulton Marston was the creator of Wonder Woman. He also invented the polygraph
- Make burns disappear! When you accidentally singe your finger on the stove, clean the skin and apply light pressure with the finger pads of your unmarred hand. Ice will relieve your pain more quickly, Dr. DeStefano says, but since the natural method brings the burned skin back to a normal temperature, the skin is less likely to blister
- Per the dictionary, one definition of a "cartwheel" is a silver dollar
