FACTS ON FEBRUARY
THE SUPERB OWL
1 WORD, 2 MEANINGS
AMERICANS IN PARIS
ELEMENTAL FACTS
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
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A baby has a 1-in-1,461 chance of being this & having his 20th birthday also be his 5th
being born on February 29th
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Telephone poles are one housing option for elf owls in the U.S. Southwest; saguaro these are another
cacti
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It can mean to create something, or it can refer to the current style of dress
fashion
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In 1952 she & 2 French friends started a cooking school in Paris, L'ecole des trois gourmandes
Julia Child
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There are 383 atoms of hydrogen & 6 atoms of sulfur in each molecule of this hormone that regulates sugar in the body
insulin
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Diamonds are naturally occurring forms of this element
carbon
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Name of the Punxsutawney groundhog traditionally at the heart of the action on February 2
Phil
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Not always living up to its name, the eastern this owl is known for its hollow whistles that run up & down the musical scale
a screech owl
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A geometric figure, or go fish with a hook & line
angle
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His trips to Paris in the 1920s inspired his orchestral piece "An American In Paris"
(George) Gershwin
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Stumptown Coffee Roasters uses this elemental gas in a process that gives cold brew coffee a beer-like frothy head
nitrogen
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Weighing 287 carats when discovered in 1877, the yellow diamond named for this jeweler is worn in public about every 60 years
Tiffany's
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The last month of the Roman year, February became our second month when this calendar was proclaimed in 1582
the Gregorian calendar
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The owl has traditionally been considered wise, as it was the bird of this Greek goddess
Athena
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It can mean to hinder, or a place for your dirty clothes
a hamper
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She ran a salon out of her home for some of the leading artists and writers of the day
Gertrude Stein
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This S. Am. country produces nearly 90% of the world's niobium; President Bolsonaro dreams of making Niobium Valley like Silicon Valley
Brazil
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When it comes to grading diamonds. the 4 Cs are cut, color, carat & this
clarity
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We'll lead you down this path named for a February birth flower & early spring bloomer
the primrose path
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This type of owl named for a farm structure is AKA a monkey-faced owl
a barn owl
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It's a large waterfall, or an eye abnormality
a cataract
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In 1803 this American launched an experimental steamboat on a river in Paris
Robert Fulton
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Needed for the thyroid gland, this element, atomic No. 53, is essential to the human body
iodine
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Talc is a 1 on this hardness scale & a diamond is a 10
the Mohs scale
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These hyphenated Germanic people of Britain called February "Solmonath", meaning "mud month"
Anglo-Saxons
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These owl parts don't move but still can make up 5% of the bird's body weight; humans' make up about 0.02%
eyes
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It's a 3-letter word for a water sprite of German folklore, or it can mean to put the kibosh on
nix
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In 1932 this author began a passionate love affair in Paris with Anais Nin that would last for years
Henry Miller
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Alkali elements react with halogen elements because alkalis have 1 valence shell electron & halogens have this many
7
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The name of this famed diamond means "mountain of light" in Persian
the Koh-i-Noor
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