THE LIFE SPAN OF ANIMALS & More useful things....

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MAMMALS................... YEARS
Elephant......................... 69
Horse ............................ 50
Hippopotamus ................. 49
Chimpanzee..................... 40
Grizzly Bear .................... 32
Bison.............................. 30
Lion ............................... 30
Tiger.............................. 25
Elk................................. 22
Mountain Lion................... 20
Beaver............................ 19
Wolf .............................. 16
Squirrel .......................... 16
Chipmunk ....................... 12
Cottontail ....................... 10
House Mouse..................... 4

BIRDS ........................YEARS
Turkey Buzzard ............. 118
Swan .......................... 102
Parrot ........................... 80
Great Horned Owl ............68
Eagle ........................... 55
English Sparrow .............. 23
Canary...........................22
Humming Bird ..................8

REPTILES .................... YEARS
Giant Tortoise .................152
Box Turtle ......................123
Alligator ......................... 68
Snapping Turtle.................57
Cobra .............................28
Cottonmouth.................... 21

AMPHIBIANS .................YEARS
Giant Salamander .............55
Toad ..............................36
Bullfrog ..........................30
Mud Puppy ..................... 23
Green Frog ..................... 10
Newt .............................. 7

FISH ..........................YEARS
Catfish ........................... 60
Eel ................................ 55
Carp .............................. 47
Mosquitofish .......................2

INSECTS .....................YEARS
Cicada ............................ 17
Ant (queen) ..................... 15

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WEEK DAY ............ ITS ORIGIN
Sunday .......... sun
Monday .............. moon
Tuesday .............. Tiw(Scandinavian God of War)
Wednesday.......... Woden (Odin)(Chief of the Scandinavian God s)
Thursday .............. Thor (The God of Thunder)
Friday ............. Freya (Frigga)(The Godess of Friendship)
Saturday ............... Saturn

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Origin of the Names of the Months

* January: Janus, Roman god of doors, beginnings, sunset and sunrise, had one face looking forward and one backward,

* February: On February 15 the Romans celebrated the festival of forgiveness for sins; (februare, Latin to purify),

* March: Mars, the Roman god of war,

* April: Roman month Aprilis, perhaps derived from aperire, (Latin to open, as in opening buds and blossoms) or perhaps from Aphrodite, original Greek name of Venus,

* May: Maia, Roman goddess, mother of Mercury by Jupiter and daughter of Atlas,

* June: Juno, chief Roman goddess,

* July: Renamed for Julius Caesar in 44 BC, who was born this month; Quintilis, Latin for fifth month, was the former name (the Roman year began in March rather than January),

* August: Formerly Sextilis (sixth month in the Roman calendar); re-named in 8 BC for Augustus Caesar,

* September: September, (septem, Latin for 7) the seventh month in the Julian or Roman calendar, established in the reign of Julius Caesar,

* October: Eighth month (octo, Latin for in the Julian (Roman) calendar. The Gregorian calendar instituted by Pope Gregory XIII established January as the first month of the year,

* November: Ninth Roman month (novem, Latin for 9). Catholic countries adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1582, skipping 10 days that October, correcting for too many leap years,

* December: Julian (Roman) year's tenth month (decem, Latin for 10).