THANKS to the power of television, particularly a daily morning show, “Be My Lady,” the country is talking duck, or about ducks.
A song called “Tatlong Bibe” is on everyone’s lips these days. But, did you know that the song originated from “Six Little Ducks,” a backyard show during the 1980’s?
Our TV show “Matanglawin” featured recently Joel Alcasid, owner of a duck farm. It was through him that we learned more about ducks.
The crowned pigeon is the biggest pigeon. They go with their mate throughout their life. Faithful. May forever sila, walang iwanan.
Sebastopol geese have curly feathers that are heavy. Because of their weight, they cannot fly.
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We also featured recently Eric Ejercito, maker of customized dolls. Son to actor-politician E.R. Ejercito, Eric is a model and actor as well.
He has been fond of toys at a young age before becoming a collector.
Eric makes dolls patterned after action heroes. His philosophy in assembling toys? Mix and match, he says.
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TRIVIA PA MORE (Various Sources): Astronauts brought back about 800 pounds of lunar rock to Earth. Most of it has not been analyzed.
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In 1959, the Soviet space probe “Luna Two” became the first man-made object to reach the moon as it crashed onto the lunar surface.
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In 1968, “Apollo Seven,” the first manned Apollo mission, was launched with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Fulton Eisele, and R. Walter Cunningham aboard.
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Jupiter’s moon Ganymede is the largest moon in the Solar System, and is larger than the planets Mercury and Pluto.
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Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest volcano in our solar system.
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On a clear night in the Northern Hemisphere, the naked eye can discern some 5,000 stars.
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On Feb. 7, 1969 a meteorite weighing over 1 ton fell in Chihuahua, Mexico.
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Only 55 percent of all Americans know that the sun is a star.
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Send your questions on anything and everything to Kuya Kim through my Twitter account @kuyakim_atienza using #AlaminKayKuyaKim.
Ating tuklasin ang mga bagay-bagay na di n’yo pa alam. Walang ’di susuungin, lahat aalamin. Ito po si Kuya Kim, Matanglawin, only here in Tempo. (KIM ATIENZA)