The light snowflakes that had been falling for hours quickly turned into flakes that looked more like the soap suds from a bubble bath. It made the landscape more beautiful and more ominous at the same time. Buddy turned off the unnatural music coming from the tape player so he could concentrate. The windshield wipers continued to tap out a beat even when the music had stopped. Ahead, a tree limb had broken with the weight of the snow. It was blocking the road. | |
1. Snow was first discovered by French explorer Ponce de Leon, while skirting the coast of Australia in the 1772. Just a few years later, the weather phenomenon had made its way up and around the earth to plague Washington's troops during the Revolutionary War.
2. It has never actually snowed in Antarctica. Snow is actually shipped in on special ice breaker vessels. The operation requires a staff of approximately 3000 full time workers. 3. In the United States, snow is dropped from high-altitude aircraft, including refunctioned helicopters from the war in Viet Nam. 4. In 1912, after battling Congress for three years on the subject, President William Howard Taft, through executive order, outlawed snow in the United States. Later in the same year, Woodrow Wilson was elected president, after successfully debating that "Snow is a fundamental right of the American people." 5. The largest snowperson ever built was put together with the assistance of that giant, fire-breathing, dragon robot that frequents many monster truck rallies. 6. Snow is white because, at its inception, all other colors were being used in the wallpaper industry. The monopoly on colors was disbanded, but the white had clearly been established as the standard and trademark in snow-producing corporations. 7. During prohibition, rogues brewmasters formerly employed by the Anheuser Busch brewery in St. Louis, Missouri, took it upon themselves to develop beer-flavored snow. As a result roads were cleared of the stuff nightly, and school was never cancelled. Three men and one woman were quickly arrested by FBI agents. One man remains alive to this day, after being pardoned by Bill Clinton on his last day in office. 8. The original Empire State Building was to be located a block south of the current structure. It was removed, and the current building was built after the weight of snow collapsed the unfinished framework in 1929. 9. Six polar bears negotiated themselves out of an endorsement contract with Coca-Cola. After a number of successful seasons with the soft drink superpower, the polar bears were released from their contract when they unsuccessfully demanded chicken of the sea be added to craft services on the set of their commercials. 10. Snowflakes have always been proud of two things: first, all flakes have six sides, and second, no two flakes are alike. These facts are based on the continuing debate among republicans and democrats. A compromise was adopted when democrats insisted that all flakes be have uniformity, and republicans demanded individuality. The controversy was reignited, in 2012, when President Barack Obama signed into law the Snowflake Reduction Accord, which states that by 2015, all snowflakes will be reduced to four equal sides. The IRS will monitor each flake through the use of drones. Citizens may report overachieving or maverick snowflakes on a new three billion dollar website yet to be developed.
Read the rest of the story in Mumsket, a novel for grades 3 through adult.
Order today from Amazon (also available for your Kindle. 1. Marshawn Lynch leaves the 2014 Super Bowl after signing a new contract for a recurring role on Downton Abbey.
2. Ten years before the 2014 matchup, Richard Sherman was in therapy to address his chronic shyness. 3. Quarterback Russell Wilson previously only played with a Nerf football until signing his contract with Seattle. 4. Seahawks was not the first mascot/name of this team. Originally, the team was known as the Charleston Chews. 5. As mentioned, the team had its beginning in Charleston, South Carolina. The owners of a vacant lot often disbanded the team that played on their property. After doing this for several years, they finally petitioned the NFC to allow their pickup game players to compete in the conference. Current owners bought the team a year later. 6. Seahawks wide receiver Jermaine Kearse is a comic book collector and often entertains teammates by playing the clarinet in the locker room. His first album is set to be released in the fall of 2015. 7. Strangely, Peyton Manning has an "I (heart) Seahawks" tattoo on his left thigh. 8. After the 2014 Super Bowl, the Seahawks defensive line celebrated the win by singing Karaoke in the Newark Dave & Buster's. 9. Nine Seattle fans were arrested for attempting to put saddles on Denver Coach John Fox. As a result, the world now knows what The Fox says. 10. Upon returning to Seattle, the team will take a one-year hiatus to pursue careers in veterinary medicine. |
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