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Thursday, February 16, 2023

Did you know that the Atlantic hurricanes usually start as weak tropical disturbances off the West African coast and intensify into rotating storms with weak winds, called tropical depressions?


Did you know that Hurricanes develop when specific environmental conditions are present, including warm ocean water, high humidity, and favorable atmospheric and upward spiraling wind patterns off the ocean surface?

Did you know that during hurricane season, thunderstorms form over Africa and travel west across the Atlantic, where some develop into tropical cyclones?

Did you know that the Atlantic hurricanes usually start as weak tropical disturbances off the West African coast and intensify into rotating storms with weak winds, called tropical depressions?

Did you know that once the winds exceed 35 miles per hour, the system, now called a "tropical


storm," gets an alphabetical name?

Did you know that a Tropical storm now has the circular structure of a hurricane, although it may not become on?

Did you know that a Tropical Storms are powered by solar heat that was stored in the ocean and then transferred into the warm, moist air?


Did you know that the tropical storm becomes a hurricane once winds exceed 74 miles per hour?

Did you know that Tropical storms that continue to intensify will keep pulling in warm and humid air from the lower atmosphere while spitting out cooler, drier air into the upper atmosphere?

Did you know that in a hurricane development, the storm system operates like a huge "heat engine." The "heat engine" gets its energy from warm, humid air over the tropical ocean and


releases this heat through the condensation of water vapor. This energy release is what drives the powerful winds of a hurricane?

Did you know that the overall development of a hurricane is a complex process that requires a combination of specific environmental conditions?

Did you know that the formation and intensification of hurricanes depend on a range of factors, including ocean temperature, humidity, wind patterns, and atmospheric conditions.?


Did you know that there are 3 stages of hurricane development?

Did you know that the tropical disturbances is the first stage followed closely by tropical depressions, and finishing with tropical storms?


Did you know that the stages of hurricane development include:

  1. Did you know that a Tropical disturbance: This is a cluster of thunderstorms that forms over tropical ocean waters, with no well-defined circulation. These disturbances are the first stage in hurricane development?

  2. Did you know that a Tropical depression: If the disturbance becomes more organized and develops a closed circulation, with sustained winds of up to 38 mph (62 km/h), it is upgraded to a tropical depression?

  3. Did you know that a Tropical storm: If the sustained winds of a tropical depression reach


    39-73 mph (63-118 km/h), it is upgraded to a tropical storm. At this stage, the storm is given a name?

  4. Did you know that a Hurricane: If the winds of a tropical storm reach 74 mph (119 km/h) or higher, it is upgraded to a hurricane. Hurricanes are classified on a 1-5 scale based on their maximum sustained wind speeds, with Category 5 being the strongest?

  5. As a hurricane develops, it can undergo various changes in intensity and structure. These changes can be influenced by a range of environmental factors, such as sea surface temperatures, wind shear, moisture, and atmospheric stability. Understanding these factors is important for predicting the development and behavior of hurricanes.

  • Did you know that a hurricane is a powerful and intense tropical cyclone that forms over warm ocean waters in the Atlantic, Caribbean, or eastern Pacific Ocean?

Did you know that these are some of the characteristics of a hurricane:

  1. Strong winds: A hurricane typically has sustained winds of 74 miles per hour (119 kilometers per hour) or greater. The strongest hurricanes can have wind speeds of 150 miles per hour (241 kilometers per hour) or more.

  2. Eye: A hurricane has a calm, relatively clear center called the eye. The eye is surrounded by a wall of intense thunderstorms called the eyewall.

  3. Heavy rainfall: Hurricanes are known for producing heavy rainfall, which can lead to flooding and landslides.

  4. Storm surge: When a hurricane approaches land, it can cause a storm surge, which is a rise in sea level that can cause flooding in coastal areas.

  5. Tornadoes: Hurricanes can also produce tornadoes, which can cause additional damage.

  6. Large size: Hurricanes can be very large in size, with some covering an area larger than a state.

  7. Duration: A hurricane can last for several days and can travel hundreds of miles over the course of its life cycle.

Did you know that Hurricanes can cause significant damage and destruction, with several destructive elements associated with them?

Did you know that some of the most devastating elements of a hurricane include:

  1. Storm surges: This is the abnormal rise in water level that is caused by a hurricane's winds and low atmospheric pressure. Storm surges can lead to massive flooding, and can be extremely dangerous as they can reach heights of 20 feet or more. They can cause significant damage to buildings, homes, and other infrastructure, and can lead to loss of life.

  2. High winds: Hurricanes can produce extremely high winds, with speeds that can exceed 100 miles per hour. These winds can uproot trees, damage buildings and infrastructure, and even cause vehicles to be thrown around. The high winds can also cause power outages, making it difficult for emergency services to respond to the storm's impact.

  3. Heavy rainfall and flooding: Hurricanes can produce heavy rainfall, which can lead to widespread flooding. The flooding can damage homes and infrastructure, and can cause significant economic losses. In some cases, heavy rainfall can also lead to landslides and mudslides.

  4. Tornadoes: Hurricanes can also produce tornadoes, which can cause significant damage to homes and infrastructure. Tornadoes associated with hurricanes tend to be short-lived, but they can be very powerful and can cause significant damage.

Did you know that Hurricanes are rated based on their wind speed and potential for damage using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. This scale categorizes hurricanes into five categories based on their sustained wind speeds, with Category 1 being the weakest and Category 5 being the strongest.?

Did you know that hurricanes categories are as follows:

  • Category 1: 74-95 mph (119-153 km/h) winds. Very dangerous winds that will produce some damage.
  • Category 2: 96-110 mph (154-177 km/h) winds. Extremely dangerous winds that will cause extensive damage.
  • Category 3: 111-129 mph (178-208 km/h) winds. Devastating damage will occur.
  • Category 4: 130-156 mph (209-251 km/h) winds. Catastrophic damage will occur.
  • Category 5: 157 mph (252 km/h) or higher winds. Catastrophic damage will occur.

Did you know that in addition to wind speed, the scale also takes into account the potential for storm surge and flooding, which can cause significant damage and loss of life even in weaker hurricanes?



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Did you know that Raquel Welch passed on February 15, 2023, she was 82?

Did you know that Raquel Welch passed on February 15, 2023, she was 82?


Did you know that Welch first won attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage in 1966?

Did you know that Welch won a contract with 20th Century Fox after Fantastic Voyage?

Did you know that Welch made One Million Years B.C. in 1966?Did you know that in One Million Years B.C. Welch had only three lines of dialogue in the film?

Did you know that images Welch in the doe-skin bikini became bestselling posters that turned her into an international sex symbol?

Did you know that Welch big break came in 1964 soon after she moved back to California,


when she scored cameos in A House Is Not A Home, and Roustabout, a musical starring Elvis Presley.

Did you know that Welch starred in Bedazzled (1967), Bandolero! (1968), 100 Rifles (1969), Myra Breckinridge (1970), and Hannie Caulder (1971)?

Did you know that Welch developed a unique film persona that made her an icon of the 1960s and 1970s?


Did you know that Raquel won a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Musical or Comedy in 1974 for her performance in 
The Three Musketeers?

Did you know that she was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Television Film for her performance in the film Right to Die (1987)?

Did you know that In 1995, Welch was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History". Playboy ranked Welch No. 3 on their "100 Sexiest Stars of the Twentieth Century" list?

Did you know that Welch was born Jo Raquel Tejada?




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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Did you know that Wordle is often used as a fun and challenging way to exercise one's vocabulary and deductive reasoning skills?

Did you know that Wordle is an online game that challenges players to guess a five-letter word?

Did you know that by making a series of guesses and receiving feedback on the accuracy of those guesses.

Did you know that the game presents the player with a row of five blank boxes representing the letters of a mystery word?

Did you know that the player must enter a five-letter word as a guess, and the game will indicate which letters in the guessed word are present in the mystery word, as well as whether they are in the correct position.?

Did you know that Wordle is often used as a fun and challenging way to exercise one's vocabulary and deductive reasoning skills?

Did you know that the player has six guesses to try to deduce the mystery word, and each correct guess


helps to eliminate possibilities for the remaining guesses?

Did you know that Wordle has become popular on social media and has been compared to a digital version of the classic board game, Mastermind?



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Did you know that Nikki Haley, is the candidate to challenge Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination??

Did you know that Haley was the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2017 to 2018?

Did you know that Nikki Haley is an American politician, diplomat, and author?


Did you know that Haley served as the Governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017?

Did you know that Nikki Haley, is the candidate to challenge Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination?

Did you know that Nikki Haley is a member of the Republican Party and has been a prominent figure in national politics?

Did you know that Nikki Haley has been mentioned as a potential presidential candidate in the future?


Did you know that Haley is also the author of the book "With All Due Respect: Defending America with Grit and Grace," which was published in 2019?



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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Would you believe that 948 school shootings have taken place since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012?

Did you know that everyday12 children die from gun violence in America and another 32 are shot and injured?

Did you know that guns are the leading cause of death among American children and teens. 1 out of 10-gun deaths are age 19 or younger.2 

Did you know that firearm deaths occur at a rate more than 5 times higher than drownings?

Now check this out, did you know that the U.S. has had 2,032 school shootings since 1970 and these numbers are increasing?

Would you believe that 948 school shootings have taken place since the tragedy at Sandy


Hook Elementary School in December 2012?

Did you know that School shootings have returned to pre-COVID levels and by some accounts have even increased?

Did you know that since the attack at Columbine High School in 1999, nearly 300,000 students have been on campus during a school shooting?

Did you know that there is help on how to stop school shootings and other violence?

Now check this out, around 4.6 million American children live in a home where at least one gun is kept


loaded and unlocked?

Did you know that improperly stored weapons have contributed to school shootings, suicides and the deaths of family members, including infants and toddlers?

Would you believe all large majority of parents with a weapon in the home believe that their children don’t know where a gun is stored?

Did you know that safe storage of firearms prevents tragedies?

Would you believe that guns used in about 68% of gun related incidents at school were taken from the home of a friend or relative?

This is hard to believe, that In 4 out of 5 school shootings, at least one other person had knowledge of


the attacker’s plan but failed to report it?

Did you know that the Secret Service and Department of Education found that 93% of school shooters planned the attack in advance?

This is unbelievable that almost all mass school shooters shared threatening or concerning messages or images prior to the attacks?

Can you believe this, that more than 75% shooters had displayed warning signs which could have prevented school shootings?

Did you know that children living in poverty – urban and rural – are more likely to die due to gun violence than their more affluent peers?

Did you know that about 1 out of 5 gay and lesbian youth have been threatened or injured with a weapon on school property?

This is crazy, that a black youth are four times more likely to be killed with guns than their white peers?

Did you know that 90% of teenagers killed in an act of dating violence were girls?.

The Reality of  Gun Violence in America it has to stop


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Monday, February 13, 2023

Did you know that Lovie Smith, of the Chicago Bears, and Tony Dungy, of the Indianapolis Colts, made their own history in 2007, becoming the first Black head coaches to square off in the Super Bowl?

Did you know that Former NFL star Doug Williams, who was the first Black


quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl 35 years ago?

Did you know that Lovie Smith, then


helming the Chicago Bears, and Tony Dungy, of the Indianapolis Colts
, made their own history in 2007, becoming the first Black head coaches to square off in the Super Bowl?

Did you know that Tony Dungy Colts won that battle?

Did you know that Mike Tomlin has two Super Bowl rings, but one of those rings was as a head coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2009 when they beat the Arizona Cardinals 27-23

Did you know that on Sunday, February 12, 2023 Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs took on Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles were the first black quartersbacks to battle in a superbowl?


 
Did you know that Patrick Mahomes won that battle?










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Did you know that Amazon Prime has a movie about Jeremy Lin called LINSANITY, that is great?


Did you know who
 Jeremy Lin. is?

Did you know that Jeremy Lin was an American professional basketball player who had a sudden rise to fame?

Did you know that Amazon Prime has a movie about Jeremy Lin called LINSANITY, that is great?


Did you know that Lin played college basketball for Harvard University, and even hit a buzzer beater?

Did you know that Golden State offered Lin a chance to play in the G-League?

Did you know that Lin also played for the Houston Rockets?

Did you know that Lin went undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft?

Did you know


that Lin was but eventually signed with the New York Knicks in 2011.

Did you know that In February 2012, Lin was inserted into the Knicks' lineup due to a string of injuries to other players?

Did you know that Lin went on a remarkable run of success leading the team to several wins and capturing the attention of fans and the media?

Did you know that the unexpected success of Lin created a phenomenon known as "Linsanity"?

Did you know that Lin received a 3 year 25 million salary with the Houston Rockets?


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Did you Know

Did you know that the average human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons? These remarkable cells form intricate networks, allowing us to think, feel, and experience the world around us. Each neuron communicates with others through electrical impulses, creating a symphony of thoughts, memories, and emotions. So next time you ponder life’s mysteries, remember that your brain is orchestrating a cosmic dance of neurons!