Snooping Around

The cold season. The season when everything sleeps, except for us. There are always lots of conflicting opinions when we talk about winter. Someone loves it, others hates it, most are in between. But you can't deny it has something magical . The bare trees, the snow lightly falling from grey clouds, covering the grass, the freezing cold all around and the grayish sky give an undeniable charm to the environment. Maybe going outside without a heavy coat isn't a smart idea, but looking at the world falling asleep from your window, with a hot cup of tea in your hands and a warm quilt around you, surely is. Unfortunately most of us hates to get up at 6 am and feel the freeze while going to work/school/whatever. But it could be a great idea snooping around some of the unusual and funny facts about this frosty season. So get ready to be curiously frozen with these Random Facts About Winter. 1.   Snowflakes start as ice crystals that freeze around small pieces of dust in the air. ...

Welcome to a season filled with change. Cold at night, but still warm and sunny during the daytime, that becomes shorter. And, first of all, leaves fall off the trees and hedges. Well, everybody knows the main facts about Autumn, with its strong winds and a lot of rain. But what about the interesting facts we don't know. Nothing better than a good old "Random Facts About" to look up on the secrets behind the color of the falling foliage. So, without further do, let's get started. 1.  The word "fall" to describe the season that precedes winter was in use in Elizabethan England, and, logically, relates to falling leaves. Although "fall" is the more common term in North America, "autumn" is preferred in Great Britain. It's also a linguistic fact the word "autumn" is more graceful and poetic, but "fall" is easier to rhyme. 2. Evergreen trees will not lose their leaves like deciduous trees. But have you ever found ...

Probably the most beloved of the four seasons... school and work's out (for the most of us) and the holidays we craved for in the past months are finally coming. So I decided to make a "Random Fact About" article about summer, including all facts that might be interesting to be read in front of a cool drink or a delicious ice-cream...maybe while getting a tan at the beach. Let's start... 1.  The first day of summer is known as the summer solstice and  it falls on June 20 or June 21 each year, depending on when the sun is furthest north of the equator. 2.  People in the Southern Hemisphere have their longest day of summer in December. 3.  School summer vacations were invented by educator Horace Mann in 1840. Thanks to him, children are nowadays having fun in summer! 4.  The word honeymoon has associations with summer. The Pagans used that name for the first full moon in June because they drank fermented honey (mead) as part of summer wedding celebrations. ...