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July 20th is National Lollipop Day!! George Smith declared to be the first to originate the modern lollipop in 1908. While in 1916 Samuel Born was the first to automate the lollipopmaking process. The fact remains whether traditional or novel, the lollipop is a favorite among everyone of all ages. The Tootsie Pop does not contain fats and only has 60 calories per pop.

• The Anglo-Saxon word for a man’s waist measurement or girth was ‘gyrd,’ which became our yard. In the 1600s Queen Elizabeth I decreed it should equal the length of her arm. • The Romans noted that a two-step pace of a marching man was about five feet. 1,000 paces, or 5,000 feet, became their mile, which they called ‘milia passuum’ meaning 1,000 paces. However, farms in England were measured in furrow-longs, or furlongs, which equaled 660 feet. In 1575 Elizabeth I proclaimed that the mile should henceforth be 5,280 feet, so that it could easily be divided into 8 furlongs. • The Latin word for pound, ‘libra,’ gave us our abbreviation ‘lb.’ The Italian ounce was called an ‘onzia,’ leaving us with ‘oz.’ • Tun’ was the early Anglo-Saxon word for tub or vat, giving us our ton. • The short ton is 2,000 lbs. The long ton is 2,240 lbs. The metric ton is 1,000 kilograms, or 2,204.6 lbs. Why is a long ton 2,240 lbs? Because when London merchants sold 2,000 lbs. of wine, the 8 oak barrels the wine was kept in weighed 30 lbs each, so the total weight of wine and barrels was 2,240 lbs.

MORE MEASUREMENT ORIGINS

• The Egyptians called 200 paces a ‘stade.’ Greeks revised it to ‘stadion,’ which became a standard length for Olympic foot races. Today races are held in a stadium. • An early English system for measuring grains used the ‘measure-full.’ Eight measures equaled a peck, and 16 pecks equaled a ‘hlot.’ Eventually the ‘hlot’ became ‘a lot’, so when you say you have ‘a lot’ of peaches, you’re talking about 16 pecks! • The tuffet Miss Muffett sat on was used to measure corn. • Answer: There are 5,280 feet in a mile; 128 ounces in a gallon; 640 acres in a square mile; and water weighs 2.0825 lbs. per quart.

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1. This unit of area derived its name from an Old English word meaning “a ﬁeld.” It was originally deﬁned as the area that could be plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen. 2. This measurement derived from the Roman word “galeta,” which originally meant a pailful.

“A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents, but rather because its opponents die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.” -Max Plank The cord, a measurement of wood (4 ft. high, 4 ft. wide, and 8 ft. long) is not recognized as a legal measurement by the U.S. Government. In the state of Maryland, this law specifies that a cord of wood must be stacked “tight enough that a chipmunk cannot run through it.” The name apparently comes from an old method of measuring a stack of firewood using a cord or string.

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December 22– January 19

Hold your tongue, Capricorn. Revealing your feelings now will only make the situation worse. Wait until a more opportune time arises.

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Hip-hip-hooray, Cancer. It’s a brand new day. Time to let go of the old and make a fresh start. A ruse falls apart at the office, giving everyone a good laugh.

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