Human Body Numbers
This is the total number of digits on both hands and feet.
20
This microscopic fungus is added to many bread doughs to make them rise.
yeast
Under ‘G’: One of the 7 deadly sins, it's excessive eating & drinking.
gluttony
In 1979 these were discovered around Jupiter; Saturn has them too.
rings
This term for the loan agreement to purchase a dwelling comes from Old French for “dead wage”.
mortgage
There are 206 of these in an adult human body.
bones
This long thin loaf of French bread has cleverly been called a French stick, though its name actually means “little rod”.
baguette
Under ‘P’: 7-letter word for a precociously talented child.
prodigy
With the demotion of Pluto, it's now the smallest, least massive planet.
Mercury
The Keebler Elves could probably tell you that the name of this snack comes from a Dutch word for “small cake”.
cookie
There are about 700 of these in the human body, including biceps & triceps.
muscles
This Middle Eastern flatbread is also called pocket bread.
pita bread
Under ‘S’: Monarch, a word for a king or queen, is also slang for this old British coin meaning a monarch.
sovereign
When the Sun is above the Earth's equator & day & night are the same length, one of these is happening.
an equinox
Maple or otherwise, this thick, sweet liquid is from the Arabic for “to drink”.
syrup
There are approximately 360 of these connections in the body.
joints
This word refers to both a type of bread & the starter used to make it, which is mostly flour & water.
sourdough
Under ‘R’: Gossip; hearsay
rumor
This Zodiac constellation has only one bright star, Hamal--Arabic for “sheep”.
Aries
The name of this type of aircraft is from 2 Greek words meaning “spiral wing”.
helicopter
There is approximately this many liters of blood in the body.
5
A fluffy bread requiring a lot of kneading, brioche is an excellent marquee ingredient for this breakfast dish with a national name.
French toast
Under ‘O’: out of use for at least the past century.
obsolete
The brightest star in the night sky is this binary star in Canis Major.
Sirius
This noun meaning a secret plan comes from the Latin for “to breathe together.”
conspiracy