Victoria’s Read

In Medieval times, girls ate bizarre foods on St Valentine’s Day to dream of their future spouse.

In the Middle Ages young men and women drew the names from a bowl to see who would be their Valentine. They would wear this name pinned on their sleeves for one week. This was done so that it becomes easy for other people to know your true feelings. This was known as “to wear your heart on your sleeve”.

In olden times some people used to believe that if a woman saw a robin flying overhead on the Valentine’s Day, it meant she would marry a sailor. If she saw a sparrow, she would marry a poor man and be very happy. If she saw a goldfinch, she would marry a millionaire.

Top 10 Female Resolutions

1. Spend more time with family & friends.
2. Fit & fitness.
3. Quit Smoking.
4. Tame the bulge.
5. Enjoy life more.
6. Quit Drinking.
7. Get out of debt.
8. Learn something new.
9. Help Others.
10. Get Organized.

According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year (the only members of the deer family, Cervidae, to have females that do so), male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid December.

Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring.
Therefore, according to every historical rendition depicting Santa’s reindeer, every single one of them, from Rudolf to Blitzen……..had to be a female.

We should’ve known this when they were able to find their way…

~The first country to grant women the right to vote in the modern era was New Zealand in 1893.

~The first woman to rule a country as an elected leader in the modern era was Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka, who was elected as prime minister of the island nation in 1960 and later re-elected in 1970.

~According to an ancient Sumerian legend, the universe was created by a female, the goddess Tiamat. This role of a female creator is not unique, as the Australian Aboriginal creation myth also credits the creation of life to a woman.

The first country to grant women the right to vote in the modern era was New Zealand in 1893

The first woman to rule a country as an elected leader in the modern era was Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka, who was elected as prime minister of the island nation in 1960 and later re-elected in 1970

According to an ancient Sumerian legend, the universe was created by a female, the goddess Tiamat. This role of a female creator is not unique, as the Australian Aboriginal creation myth also credits the creation of life to a woman

~Studies show that women are attracted to men in blue

~When a man first approaches a woman, she will base 55% of her initial impression of him on his appearance and body language, 38% on his style of speaking and 7% on what he actually says.

~Research shows that men know they’re falling in love after just three dates but women don’t fall in love until date 14.

~Women often feel loved when talking face to face with their partner. Men, on the other hand, often feel emotionally close when they work, play or talk side by side.

~Passionate kissing burns 6.4 calories a minute. A Hershey’s kiss contains 26 calories which takes five minutes of walking or about four minutes of kissing to burn off.

~Kissing is good for teeth. The anticipation of a kiss increases the flow of saliva to the mouth, giving the teeth a plaque-dispersing bath.

~Kissing at the conclusion of a wedding ceremony can be traced to ancient Roman tradition where a kiss was used to sign a contract.

~“X”s at the end of a correspondence letter represent the contact of the lips during a kiss.

~Chrysanthemum plants have been shown to reduce indoor air pollution.

~Chrysanthemum is economically important as a natural source of insecticide.

~Extracts of Chrysanthemum plants have been shown to have a wide variety of potential medicinal properties.

~Chrysanthemum tea has many medicinal uses, including an aid in recovery from influenza.

A single red rose says: “I love you”
A single white rose says: “My feelings are pure”
A single yellow rose says: “You bring joy to my life” “Let’s be friends”
A single pink rose says: “I like you”
A single orange rose says: “I am proud of you”
A single peach rose says: “Thank you” “I sympathize with you”
A single lavender rose says: “I am enchanted by you”
A single blue rose says: “You seem like an unattainable dream”

-Women say that the part of a man’s body that they admire the most is his buttocks .

-Armadillos have four babies at a time and they are always all the same sex.

-Women talk to their cars more then men do

-Women buy 10 percent more movie tickets than men

-Ducks are never male. The males of the species are called drakes