AWESOME FACTS ABOUT EVERYTHING LXXIX

1. Homer, the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey, was blind.

2. Dalmation dogs are born without spots. The black patches begin to grow during the first year.

3. The seahorse is the only species in which the male gets pregnant and gives birth. The female's eggs gestate in a kind of pouch.

4. The average cost (2022) to climb Mt. Everest was $45,000. That price could double or triple depending on the level of support. 

5. The Liberty Bell weighs about 2,000 pounds.

6. Tasseomancy is the reading of tea leaves.

7. The busiest airport in the word is the Hartsfield- Jackson international airport in Atlanta, Georgia.

8. One of Virginia's nicknames is "Mother of Presidents" - with eight. But Ohio is close behind, with seven.

9. California has fifteen professional sports teams: five MLB teams, four NBA teams, and three NFL teams, and three NHL teams.