Did you know that eating burnt food has been shown to be a cause of cancer. Over heating food could cause the formation of cancer causing compounds, such as heterocyclic amines. Heterocyclic aromatic amines is a chemical compound that containing one or more heterocyclic ring and are linked to cancer. They often form when meat/food is cooked at high temperatures by being, fried, grilled, broiled, or cooked for to long. Some health advisors have recommend that toast be eaten at a golden-yellow color than a brown or slightly burnt color. Acrylamide is another cancer causing compound found in burnt toast, various hair dye, cereals, and cigarette smoke. After acrylamide is consumed it turns into glycidamide, which can cause extensive damage to the DNA and cause mutation. There are symptoms to cancer such as lumps/swollen glands, trouble swallowing, blood in the urine, blood not clotting, coughing blood, fever, night sweats and weight loss. Since some of these symptoms can be found in other illnesses(not cancer); if you have some of these symptoms, you should see a doctor for answers. Learn more causes. More symptoms.
History: Edith Frank
Edith Holländer was born January 16, 1900 into a German Jewish family. Her parents were Abraham Holländer and Rosa Stern who were successful business people. The family was originally from Amsterdam, but started making there way to Germany around 1800. Edith had two older brothers and one older sister; however her sister died at 16 due to appendicitis. In 1924 she met Otto Frank and they were married in 1925; later she gave birth to two girls, Margot and Anne. When the Frank family had to movie to Amsterdam to escape the Nazis, Edith had an especially hard time adjusting. A family member said that she was German and didn’t feel at home living in the Netherlands. She didn’t learn Dutch easily and missed Germany. After the Nazis started to invade the Netherlands she went into hiding with her family. She lived 2 year with her family, the Van Pel’s, and Fritz Pfeffer(Mr. Dussel). After they were found and arrested; Edith was separated from Anne and Margot to be sent to a gas chamber. However Edith was able to escape this fate with a friend and hid in another section of the camp during Winter. Edith died of starvation in 1945, because she saved all her food for Anne and Margot. The camp was liberated 3 weeks later by the Red Army and her daughters were able to outlived her by one month.
Story #2: What monster?
It was one of those extremely sunny days today. So bright that it seemed like the sun wanted to blind you. It had been a while since I had been outside, so it was brighter for me. It was about noon when I left for the nearby village and 30 min’s past when I arrived. I had to pick up a few basic supplies; plus, I kind of needed the sunlight. I guess it took longer than I thought it would because before I knew it the sun was setting. The only thing I forgot was to get a new blanket, but everything was closing up early. Just my luck. I had gotten most of the things I needed already so it wasn’t to big of a problem. Watching all the people walking around at night seemed nice, and they started to disappear the further I walked away. Sometime passed and I finally made it back to my cave in the woods; I was so tired. I had a headache so I tried going to sleep. I missed the old times before I started doing this. It was so boring doing this over and over again. It was so much brighter before. I wasn’t always alone or so weak that just carrying supplies was enough to wipe me out. I remember a time when I would see people running to their homes the second the sun started to disappear. The night would be filled with the sounds of people hurrying to their home, doors locking and curtains being drawn. Then there would be silence. No more sounds of locking doors or people running; just silence. The people were afraid of nightfall and I never could understand why. I knew that there was something big hiding in the wood. Something big, with large teeth and claws. A very big wolf, but this was a nice wolf that has been by my side for so long. We would always play games after dark and practice hunting. It was fun, until they decided that they didn’t wan’t it to look after me anymore. My friend however, wouldn’t give up so easily to them, so they used violence to persuade her. Then everything just blurred together and faded. Lost, but far from forgotten.
(To be continued?)
Random Fact #10: Canada
- In 2009 an apology acts was passed in Canada since an apology could suggest guilt in court.
- The capital of Canada is Ottawa and the largest city is Toronto
- Both the English and French played an important roll in Canadian history
- North American people were believed to have first entered Canada about 14,000 years ago while chasing mammals for food.
- Canada currency is the Canadian Dollar
- A two dollar coins are often called “toonie” by Canadian people(one dollar coins are called loonie)
- Canadians have the stereotype of being very kind, friendly and polite
- A good portion of Canada population has earned a degree after high school
- !0% of Canadians have said that they are either vegan or Vegetarian
- The Vancouver Canucks are professional ice hockey team in a city in British Columbia, Canada(Vancouver)
- Canadians are sometime referred to as “Canucks”
- There are many wild Polar bears living in Canada, but it is also home to the large population of Grizzly bears, Black bears, and Kermode bears
- The lowest temperature recorded in Canada was – 81.4 F or – 63 C
- Montreal is one of the biggest French speaking cities in Canada; It is second to Paris, France.
- Poutine and Maple Syrup is popular in Canada along with macaroni and cheese
- Canada ranks #7 on 2018 Happiness report
- Ogopogo is a mythical creature that is similar to the Loch Ness
- The national song of Canada is “O Canada“
- There is an official website Canada.ca
Random Fact #9: World War 2
- In all, the Allied Forces had about 16 million military deaths and at least 14 million civilian deaths.
- In all, the Axis powers had about 8 million military deaths and at least 4 million civilian death( not including those who died in the Holocaust).
- At least 17 million people were victims of Nazi persecution.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt was the president of the U.S.A. during WW2.
- Nazi’s also targeted Jehovah’s Witnesses, homosexuals, disabled people, the elderly, and Roma in the Holocaust.
- The Americans officially joined the war in December 7, 1941.
- Many Jews often dyed their hair to avoid being sent to die because they were “to old”.
- Prisoners in concentration camps also used beet juice and even their own blood to give themselves a more healthy appearance because they often were a very sickly pale complexion.
- Auschwitz–Birkenau camp had the highest death count at 1,100,000 deaths.
- When the Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated by Soviet troops most of the prisoners were ill or dying.
- One of the Russian officers who helped with the liberating of Auschwitz said, “I realized that they were prisoners and not workers so I called out, “You are free, come out!”. (Learn more about the liberation of Auschwitz)
- There are many memorials honoring those who lost their lived in the war all across Europe: like in Germany, Washington DC, Poland, Japan, Italy, Russia, England and France to name a few. (Some memorial sites) (more sites)
Random Facts #8: Outer Space
- One day on Venus is more then a year on earth.
- Venus rotates in an opposite direction the most other planets.
- It is completely silent in space.
- Foot prints left by the Apollo astronauts will probably remain there for 100 million years.
- Mars has the biggest volcano we know of.
- There are very powerful wind on Venus.
- Saturn has more than 60 moons.
- There’s an asteroid that has rings like Saturn.
- There are more stars in the universe then sand on Earth. (stars are uncountable)
- If two of the same kind of metal touch in space they will be permanently bonded.
- The biggest asteroid in our solar system is called Ceres.
- Ceres is about 600 miles in diameter and has a surface area equal to the land area of Argentina or India.
- The red spot on Jupiter has been shrinking over the past few decades.
- The position of the North Star could change over time.
- Our moon id the 5th largest in our solar system.
- Space is big.
Riddles #3
I can cry, but I have no eyes. I can fly, but I don’t have wings. You see me a lot, but I am rarely ever noticed. I can big or small or invisible to the human eye. I can be very cold at times too. What am I?
(comment your answer)
Stories #1: About 1:30 AM
It was late at night; about 1:30AM. Rain had been awake for hours. It wasn’t because of the pouring rain or traffic or thunder. No, something else was keeping him awake and he couldn’t figure it out. His room was clean, so that wasn’t it. TV was off with a blanket covering it, all the blinds were closed and he remembered to keep his nightlight on. It was driving him internally crazy; I could sense it. It was another 30 mins before he noticed. He saw me standing in the corner of his room. At first he was scared. I have to admit, it was kind of funny seeing him like that. Big brave Rain was scared of me. I guess it was just lack of proper sleep and shock that induce the sudden spike in fear because it didn’t last long. As soon as he realized what I was and why I was here, he was calm. If your thinking I’m some horrible creature that is torturing this poor boy, your wrong. I’m just here to look after him and inform him if something is amiss. “Is something wrong?” Rain asked. “Did something happen?” “No. . . Nothing happened,” I said.”You are safe. . . However, you are still awake. Why?” “I don’t know,” Rain said looking down. “I think something might be out of place.” “Is that it, child?” I asked. He didn’t respond. He was tired, but couldn’t sleep. I looked around trying to find what it was. Then I realized it. The door opened and Club ran in. He laid next to Rain’s bed and rested his head next to Rains hand. “Now will you sleep?” I asked. Rain lifted his head and nodded slightly before falling asleep. Who would have known such a small thing could cause such a problem. I then continued to watch over Rain as he slept. When morning came I had to fade away; to disappear till the next night.
Random Facts #7: Australia / New Zealand
- The Pavlova cake was named after Anna Povlova, who was a famous Russian ballerina.
- The Royal Bluebell is an Australian wildflower that grows in rainfall, sunny, semi-shaded areas and cool regions.
- More then 1.2 million people visit the Sydney Opera house.
- The Tasmanian Devil is only found in the wilds of Australia or zoos.
- The Ulysses Butterfly is the largest swallow tail butterfly and has a wingspan of 10.5 cm.
- The violin is called a fiddle in Australia.
- Wombats short and muscular animals.
- The Numbat’s diet almost entirely consist of termites and they eat about 20,000 per day.
- The Oleander is poisonous and can cause nausea, vomiting, excess salivation, abdominal pain, diarrhea, or death.
- Meat pies are popular in Australia and New Zealand.
- The jumping spider has the best vision among spiders.
- Iced Vovo is a type of Australian biscuit made of, Raspberry jam, coconut, and pink fondant.
- The Fremantle Prison was built to hold convicts from Britain, but mostly held locally-sentenced prisoners.
- The Echidna is a spiny anteater.
- The Dingo is the largest wild canine in Australia.
- There are 6 Micronation currently in Australia.
Random Facts #6
- D-Day meant the British, American, French, Dutch, Poles, and Norwegians and more than four thousand ships brought 156,000 troops to Europe’s shore to fight the Nazis.
- Iceland consumes more Coca Cola than any other countries.
- The military often uses ghost peppers in smoke bombs.
- The “I’m king if the world” line from the movie, Titanic, was improvised.
- Canada has more lakes than any other country.
- The difference between a coffin and a casket is that a coffin is tapered and six-sided, and a casket is rectangular in shape.
- Croissant were invented in Austria.
- Sunflowers can help clean radioactive soil, and were used to clean up radioactive materials left by nuclear sites in the Ukraine, Japan, and Ohio.
- Noppera-bō is a faceless yokai from Japanese mythology.
- Iceland does not have a railway system.
- The first jockey recorded to ever win a race after death was in 1923 when he suffered a fatal heart attack while riding.
- The Hawaiian alphabet has 13 letters.
- French fries are originally created in Belgium.
- Germany borders 9 other countries.
- Vanilla is the most popular ice cream flavor in the US.
- There are more sheep in New Zealand Than people.(70 million sheep and 4 million people)
- The smallest bird in the world is the “bee hummingbird”.
- The yo yo use to be a weapon used for hunting.
- Canada has a lot of doughnut shops.
- It use to be illegal to slam you car door in Switzerland.
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