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INTERESTING ODDITIES: THE NUMBER 4Barbara J. Andrews, AKC Master Breeder, SAAB Member
There are four directions: North, South, East and West. Our galaxy has four parts, Earth, Sky, Sun and Moon. The world has four components: earth, air, fire and water. There are four positions: Up, Down, Left and Right. A square has 4 corners and the letter X has four points. There are four seasons. Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. A cube has four parts, top, bottom and two sides. There are four periods: Ancient, Medieval, Early Modern, Today.
If you are counting, that was 8 examples. Can you add more? (see below) How about the creatures we love most all have four legs?
One of the NetPlaces Network staff made this observation: Humans have 4 moods: Happy, Loving, Depressed or Hateful. Animals have only two. Humans have 4 character traits: loyal, loving, deceitful, dishonest. Animals have only two.
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