Last updated: 2/1/02
Snowy's Silly Facts
Facts of the month! February, 2002
THE groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, forecasts the season with an accuracy of only 39%. So you may be better off in counting on the opposite of Phil's prediction. source
How old are your roses? The oldest living rose-bush can be found outside a cathedral in Hildesheim, Germany. Documentation proves it has been there since A.D. 815. The bush caught fire in World War II from Allied bombs dropped nearby, but the roots were undamaged, enabling the rose bush to thrive again. source
