Week of May 22 – Odds and Ends

The 3 Wise Monkeys have names: Mizaru (See no evil), Mikazaru (Hear no evil), and Mazaru (Speak no evil).

The 1st Sneaker made was by the U.S Rubber Co. in 1916 – called KEDS.

The Australian Dragonfly is the fastest Insect in the world at 36 mph.

The Stars and Colors you see when you Rub your Eyes are called “Phosphenes.”

Approx 500 small meteorites fall to Earth every year.

Pablo Picasso’s full name: Pablo Diego Jose Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santisma Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso.

In 1874 Levi Strauss began selling Blue Jeans for $13.50 per dozen.