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Friendly Village Edition Volume 14 Issue 8 ● August 2019

Humor and Trivia Fun

In what state or

country were you
 Universe
born?
Trivia

Born in Tennessee?

The actual word, "Tennessee" comes from

the Cherokee Native American word, "Tana- The coldest place in the universe. . .
see." This means, "The Meeting Place."
The Boomerang Nebula is one degree Kelvin
Reelfoot Lake is considered the, "Turtle which is -458 degrees Fahrenheit or -272.15
Capital of the World." degrees Celsius. It is located in the Centaurus
constellation and is colder than the background
Reelfoot Lake came from shaky beginnings - temperature of deep space.

the lake was formed entirely from a series The hottest place in the universe. . .
of earthquakes in 1811-1812
The hottest place in the universe is actually a
Tennessee earned its nickname as, "The cloud of gas surrounding a swarm of galaxies
Volunteer State" for its participation in the that are clustered together in the Virgo
constellation. The temperature there reaches 300
Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 million degrees Celsius. The cloud is believed to
have been formed as a result of colliding
Jack Daniel's made his fortune in Lynchburg galaxies going at speeds of 2,500 miles per
second.
Kingston was the state capital for one day,

September 21, 1807 The Age of the Universe is. . .

Birthplace of Davy Crockett Scientists used various methods to estimate its
age. These included methods such as measuring
Doskie Estes, Space 258, was born in the composition of matter and energy density in
Tennessee and told me that she used to the universe. Scientists also studied the oldest

think the mountains in Tennessee were the objects in space to help calculate its age. For
example, they measured the age of some of the
most beautiful, until she came to California. oldest known stars since there is a set method of
She was in awe of how majestic California determining the life cycle of a star based on its
mountains are. mass

Quote for the Month

“A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.”
– Leo Buscaglia

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