What did I learn about today?
The Sargasso Sea is one crazy locale!
It spans the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Floating over the entire expanse is seaweed called sargassum.
Mariners once feared getting tangled in it or devoured by it.
It's been nicknamed the "Doldrums" because ships would be dead there in the water for weeks.
Also named the "Sea of Lost Ships" and the "Floating Desert".
It moves in a slow, clockwise drift.
Its water is warm and very clear and blue.
You might not realize it's an international meeting place for eels, who are drawn there by unknown forces.
Abraham Lincoln was more than meets the eye!
An 11 year old girl suggested he grow his beard, so he did.
"Bob" was what he decided to name his cat.
Though he wanted to fight in the Civil War, he couldn't, so some random guy volunteered to be his substitute and fight in his place.
A patent was awarded for the device he invented that could lift boats over shoals.
Blemish roll call: a wart on his right cheek, a scar on his thumb from an ax accident, and a scar over his right eye from a fight with a gang of thieves.
He and his wife held seances in the White House.
He liked wrestling and Edgar Allen Poe.
Anansi the West African spider god was tricksy!
He determined the borders of rivers during floods.
Heard of day and night? That's his doing.
Plus he taught mankind how to shovel.
He set himself up as the first king of the human beings.
All the tales and stories in the world are owned by him because he bought them from the sky god in exchange for some animals.
He met his match with the wax girl.
Later he was usurped by the chameleon.
Even if you tell the story of how he was usurped by the chameleon, Anansi gets the last laugh.
