Category: Did you know?

How much do you know?  Mr Dorsey, the best teacher in this universe, challenges you – what do you know?  Mr Dorsey has taught the lesson below and claims everything is true – but we believe only 50% of Mr Dorsey’s ‘facts’ are actually truths and the other 50% is false.  Can you spot what is true and what is false?  Can Mr Dorsey be trusted?  Is 100% of what he teaches correct?  Maybe not in this universe – is he instead really out of this world?

A female turkey is called a polly.
A mature turkey has approximately 3,500 feathers.
The Wapanoag tribe was the group if Native American Indians who celebrated the first Thanksgiving alongside the colonials.
The fastest way to defrost a turkey is by putting it under a hoot lamp.
The country that gets through the most turkey per year per capita is Israel.
The first recipe for pumpkin pie was written by Jessica Methven.
The ship that the Pilgrim Fathers sailded on was called the Wallflower
The piece of skin that hangs from the turkey’s neck is called a snood.
The first American Thanksgiving was in 1625.
The first country for a turkey to be domesticated was in Mexico.

How much do you know?  Mr Dorsey, the best teacher in this universe, challenges you – what do you know?  Mr Dorsey has taught the lesson below and claims everything is true – but we believe only 50% of Mr Dorsey’s ‘facts’ are actually truths and the other 50% is false.  Can you spot what is true and what is false?  Can Mr Dorsey be trusted?  Is 100% of what he teaches correct?  Maybe not in this universe – is he instead really out of this world?

The largest retail firm is Wal-Mart
The largest shopping centre is West Edmonton Mall in Canada
The infamous Teddy Bear was named after a bear at the Sandiego zoo in 1920
Red roses mean friendship
The worlds largest diamond was over 1kg in weight
The green diamond is the rarest diamond
According to legend Theodore Roosevelt – President from 1901-1909 was the reason why Teddy Bears are called Teddy bears
The smallest shop in the world is a 14th century sweet shop in Cantebury that is only 3 feet wide
Did you know that in Harrods, London you can buy absolutely anything you want. From a button to a racehorse
The largest diamond ever found was cut into smaller diamonds and some were used in the Crown Jewells

How much do you know?  Mr Dorsey, the best teacher in this universe, challenges you – what do you know?  Mr Dorsey has taught the lesson below and claims everything is true – but we believe only 50% of Mr Dorsey’s ‘facts’ are actually truths and the other 50% is false.  Can you spot what is true and what is false?  Can Mr Dorsey be trusted?  Is 100% of what he teaches correct?  Maybe not in this universe – is he instead really out of this world?

The Dutch call Santa Claus, Sint Klaas
Thomas Nast was the first person to paint a portrait of Santa Claus, inspired by Clement C. Moore’s “A Visit From Sant Claus”
Japanese people have given Santa Claus an equal place among their 7 gods of good luck.
Kwaanza is a non-religious African American holiday which takes place between December 26th and January 1st.
The traditional Yule log is the biggest log that can be found in the forests of Norway on the night of December 8th.
Pope Julius I chose 25th December to be the “day of the nativity”
It is believed that Marin Adams was the first person to put candles on a tree.
Oliver Cromwell was the first person to sell dough cookies.
Charles Dickens wrote “A Christmas Carol” for his grandson
St. Nicholas was born in Nosferanda in Yugoslavia.

How much do you know?  Mr Dorsey, the best teacher in this universe, challenges you – what do you know?  Mr Dorsey has taught the lesson below and claims everything is true – but we believe only 50% of Mr Dorsey’s ‘facts’ are actually truths and the other 50% is false.  Can you spot what is true and what is false?  Can Mr Dorsey be trusted?  Is 100% of what he teaches correct?  Maybe not in this universe – is he instead really out of this world?

There really is a castle built at the North Pole in honour of Santa Claus.
Christmas was outlawed in Boston between 1659-1681.
Christmas is celebrated in Greek and Russian orthodox families on January 6th.
The first people to dress up as Santa Claus were men from the Salvation Army in the USA who dressed up to raise funds for free meals for the poor.
The first store to create a Christmas display was Clarkes in Washington.
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer was first written about in 1939 by Rober L. May.
In France, Pere Noel fills children’s shoes with presens on Christmas Eve.
In Sweden at midnight the family join together for a piece of stoemp which is a fruit loaf.
Ancient Babylonians first celebrated Christmas and held the dance of the holly on December 24th.
Beanie is related to Santa Claus.

How much do you know?  Mr Dorsey, the best teacher in this universe, challenges you – what do you know?  Mr Dorsey has taught the lesson below and claims everything is true – but we believe only 50% of Mr Dorsey’s ‘facts’ are actually truths and the other 50% is false.  Can you spot what is true and what is false?  Can Mr Dorsey be trusted?  Is 100% of what he teaches correct?  Maybe not in this universe – is he instead really out of this world?

New Years is called Hogmany in Scotland
The first New Years Eve was introduced by the Victorians in England in 1897
Auld Lang Syne was written as a tribute to his dying mother by Charles Wainwright II
Haggis is traditional Scottish fare on New Years Eve
The first country to see the New Year in is New Zealand
Australians celebrate New Years Eve by throwing their gumboots in to the gum trees at midnight
Resolutions date back to the anicent Babylonians
The Dutch believe that eating donuts on New Years Eve will bring good fortune.
Southeast Asians release cats and dogs to gain good luck for the year ahead.
Beanie is related to Old Father Time