Trivia and Amazing Facts 08-09-08

• The male name Dylan is Welsh in origin, and translates to "from the sea."

• The side strip of a finger in a glove is called a "fourchette."

• Stars If you attempted to count the stars in a galaxy at a rate of one every second, it would take around 3,000 years to count them all.

• A honey bee must tap two million flowers to make one pound of honey.

• The term "feather in your cap" came from the American Indian tradition of obtaining feathers for headdresses. Birds were captured, some feathers plucked, and the birds were released. Each feather represented an act of bravery. The fashion of decorating hats with feathers declined in the twentieth century because too many birds were being slaughtered for their feathers.

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