Ancient World Wonders

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The Colossus of Rhodes – Greece

This wonder of the ancient World was located in the Greek Island of Rhodes. It was a giant statue of Bronze that represented to the god Helios, which was constructed in the III century BC.

Is believed that this statue was approximately as large as the Statue of Liberty in New York, whose creator the French sculptor Auguste Bartholdi was inspired by the ancient wonder of the world.

The statue would have been located at the entrance of the harbor of the island of Rhodes. The statue’s base was made of white marble; the pedestal was 50 feet height (approximately 15 meters). The feet of the statue were carved in stone and later they were covered with bronze plates riveted. Is said that The Colossus of Rhode was 110 feet (33 m) height when was completed.

 

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Strange Things You Likely Didn’t Know???

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If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day.

In ancient times strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed.

Avocados have the highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams.

Soldiers do not march in step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to knock the bridge down.

New Zealand is free of heartworm disease and rabies.

Buttermilk does not contain any butter.

A cat’s ear has a total of thirty two muscles.

The average person laughs 15 times per day.

The eye of an ostrich is larger than its brain.

 

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Feb. 4th. – World Cancer Day

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World Cancer Day is marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. World Cancer Day was founded by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to support the goals of the World Cancer Declaration, written in 2008. The primary goal of the World Cancer Day is to significantly reduce death and illness caused by cancer by 2020.

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Feb. 2-8th. – White Cane Week

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White Cane Week is held during the first week of February each year. Local events are held across Canada as well as the national vision impaired curling championship. The purpose of White Cane Week™ is to create awareness to the general public of the issues that confront the blind and partially sighted.

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February 2 – 8th – Eating Disorder Awareness Week

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We all sometimes experience a little voice in our heads guiding our actions. For individuals with an eating disorder, that voice can be loud, insistent and overpowering. It’s profoundly negative and soul defeating. The message should be that, It’s not our bodies that need changing. It’s our attitudes.

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