Saturday, October 06, 2012

A is for Aspen Tree


  • A, the third most used letter in English.
  • The letter A represents a high degree of excellence, for instance Grade A milk and Grade A eggs.
  • The point at the top of the Uppercase A where the left and right strokes meet is the Apex.
  • Apha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet and is used as a synonym for 'beginning.'
  • Aurora Australis:  The aurora, or southern lights, of the Southern Hemisphere.
  • Aurora Borealis:  The aurora, or northern lights, of the Northern Hemisphere.
  • Vitamin A helps form and maintain our skin, our teeth, our skeletal and soft tissues, mucus membranes and promotes good vision.  Without enough Vitamin A, we are more apt to get infectious diseases and have problems with our eyesight.
  • Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia
  • The first A1 steak sauce was put together in 1824 by the chef to King George IV of the United Kingdom.  Legend tells that the king declared its taste to be "A1" and that's how its name came to be.   
  • Two signs of the Zodiac start with A...Aries and Aquarius.  
  • AIR is one of the four classical elements found in the ancient Greek traditions (air, earth, fire and water).  
  • A is the Answer to Q the Question
  • Remember going ape over something?
  • The Aorta is the largest artery in the body.
  • The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world, it has the largest drainage basin in the world and accounts for approximately 1/5th of the world's total river flow.
  • Amazon.com. is the world's largest online retailer.     
  • To spell out numbers, one would have to count to One Thousand before coming across the letter A.
  • Count the A's in the names of the seven continents.......Europe, South America, North America, Africa, Australia, Asia and Antartica.
  • Four of the United States begin with the letter A:  Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and Arkansas. Count the a's.
  • The name of the first man was Adam.....2 a's.
  • The word "actualitabilismain" supposedly has the most a's.  The word means the study of actuality and metabolism.
  • There are four principal blood types:  A, B, AB, and O.
  • A-frame houses and A-line dresses.
  • The only nation whose name begins with an A, but doesn't end in an A, is Afghanistan. 
  • The word 'almost' is the longest word spelled alphabetically.
  • Au is the symbol for the chemical element gold.
  • AA - Alcoholics Anonymous, a worldwide fellowship for recovering alcoholics.
  • AAA - American Automobile Association
  • Aster, amethyst, anemone, apple blossom, azalea.
  • AARP - American Association of Retired Persons.
  • Alice asks for axes, a tongue twister.
  • The only city whose name can be spelled completely with vowels is Aiea, Hawaii.
  • Alma Mater, means 'bountiful mother.'

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