Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Writerly Wednesday and Did You Know Thursday

 What's your synonym, definition or sentence for:


 My sentence: It was a flyspeck stain, but bothersome none the less. 

AND

Did you know, that like your fingernails, a rhino's horns are made up of keratin

 


 https://factanimal.com/animal-facts 

 

 

16 comments:

Elephant's Child said...

Flyspecks are often hard to remove. I did know about keratin.

David M. Gascoigne, said...

It is amazing that some old men think it will help them to get it up again if they ingest powdered keratin, but only if it comes from a rhino’s horn. I think an elephant’s tusk is fine too, but the offcuts from my finger nails would never do, even though it’s the same substance. What a flyspeck of a brain they must have.

Donna said...

That I DID know...lol
Happy hump day!
hugs
Donna

Birgit said...

I am surprised how much flyspeck is on my chandelier! Crazy!! Oh, I know this about the rhino horn and I would suggest to all the Chinese people who want the Rhino horn for their sexual prowess and whatever else they think it holds, they should collect ll the fingernail clippings and use that. They need to be educated which I can’t stress enough!! This will stop the butchering of rhinos, elephants, bears, whales, dolphins etc… sadly the white rhino is gone now…or is it the Black rhino? Either way…we are seeing the end of this mighty creature.

Sandra Cox said...

Good job, EC:)

Sandra Cox said...

A flyspeck brain, indeed, David.

Christine said...

Cool nail fact we are all connected

Jeanie said...

Flyspeck I knew. Rhino horns I did not!

Andrew said...

I did know that about rhino horns, so instead of people killing rhinos for their horns and then powerdering them to make 'medicine', better they chew their own fingernails.

Sandra Cox said...

Good job, Donna. Hope your hump day was happy.

Sandra Cox said...

I totally agree, Birgit.

Sandra Cox said...

Indeed we are, Christine;)

Sandra Cox said...

Good job on knowing flyspeck, Jeanie.

Sandra Cox said...

Andrew, There ya go.

L. Diane Wolfe said...

I knew that!

And I know that photo is of a capybarra, the world's largest rodent.

Hilary Melton-Butcher said...

Hi Sandra - I knew about keratin ... flyspeck also ... lots of cars, in the old days, on my trips up and down to Cornwall - cheers Hilary