They are the origins of the names of each day of the week.
Sunday – Sun day. Monday – Moon day. Tuesday – Tiw’s or Týr’s day, the god of single combat, son of Odin. Wednesday – Woden’s or Odin’s day, god of poetry and of the dead. Thursday – Thor’s day, god of thunder, son of Odin. Friday – Frigg’s day, goddess of the clouds, wife of Odin. Saturday – Saturn’s day, god of fertility and agriculture.
A full glass of water with a single ice cube sits on a table. When the ice has completely melted, will the level of the water have increased, decreased or remain unchanged?
The water level remains unchanged because the ice cube displaces its own weight. If you’re not convinced, read Archimedes’ Principle, which states that any floating object displaces its own weight of fluid. Still not convinced? Here are a few moresources.
I am a seven letter word, you read me daily. Letters 567 increase every year. The third and fourth letters are the same and my 325 letters cover about 70% of the world. What am I?
message. Letters 567 are your age, which goes up every year. Letters 3 and 4 (both s) are in fact the same, and letters 325 spell sea, and estimates say that the earth is covered by about 70% water.