~A Greek philosopher was having a conversation with Zeus.` He asked Zeus, "what's a million years to you?"` Zeus said: "a second."` Then the man asked, "well, what's a million gold pieces to you?"` And Zeus replied, "a copper penny."` The man then asked, "Zeus, can you spare a copper penny for me?"` Zeus said, "Yes I can son...in a second."`
~The range of visible light that we as humans can see is very small in relation to the entire spectrum.` The light that we can see is: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet (just remember the name ROY G. BIV).` These are also the colors you see in a rainbow.`
~There are 50 states in the United States of America.` In 1959 Hawaii and Alaska were admitted to the Union as the 49th and 50th states.` California became a state in 1850.` The capital of California is Sacramento.` It is the third largest state in the union behind Alaska and Texas.` The smallest state in the nation is Rhode Island.` Florida is a popular vacation state whose capital is Tallahassee.` New York was one of the original 13 states.` New York City is divided into five boroughs: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Richmond.` The capital of New York is Albany.`
~In Hawaii there are eight major islands: Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai, Niihau, Kahoolawe.` Although Hawaii is considered paradise by many of its visitors as well as its inhabitants, even in paradise it rains.` Hawaii is one of the wettest states in the country in terms of rainfall where rain falls approximately 30% of the time.` Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii.` The state of Wyoming (Cheyenne is the capital.) was admitted to the Union in 1890.` It is a state of wide open spaces and plenty of mosquitoes.` It is 97,914 sq mi. and has a sparse population of 500,000.`
