Named After the Goddess of Love

Named after the goddess of love in Roman mythology,  Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system, with an average temperature around 867 degrees Fahrenheit (464 degrees Celsius).

Although Mercury is closest to the Sun, Venus, which orbits the Sun from an average distance of 67 million miles (108 million kilometers), is the hottest, due to the strong greenhouse effect of a thick carbon dioxide atmosphere.

It takes sunlight about six minutes to travel from the Sun to Venus. To put this in perspective, here on Earth when we see the Sun rise in the morning, it has actually already been above the horizon for 8 minutes, and when we see the sun set, it had already dipped below the horizon 8 minutes before! We are looking at light that left the Sun, 93 miles away from Earth, 8 minutes earlier.

 

 

Hans Christian Andersen

The original story of The Little Mermaid was a fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen in 1837.  The story revolves around Ariel, a mermaid princess, who becomes fascinated with the world of humans and after saving Prince Eric from a shipwreck, strikes a bargain with Ursala, the sea witch, to enable her to walk on land.  You’ll have to read the fairy tale or watch either or both motion pictures to find out how the story ends!

Sweet 16

In his first NBA game, Michael Jordan scored 16 points. The game was against the Washington Bullets on October 26, 1984 and in addition to the 16 points and he had 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocked shots.

Michael Jordan

How many points did Michael Jordan score on his first NBA game?

Soccer (aka Football)

Soccer is endearingly referred to as the “king of sports,” although the original reference was the “sport of the king” !!

Trois

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France has three floors.