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13/08/2021

BLAME SOMEONE ELSE DAY

August 13th marks the first Friday, the 13th of the year. While some might find this day spooky and avoid it altogether, it presents an excellent opportunity to shift the blame for others. What do we mean? Friday the 13th every year also marks another cool holiday called "Blame Someone Else Day". On this day, anything that happens to go wrong can be blamed on someone else. Yea, we know. It's the day we've all been dreaming of! And it's here!

We discovered no factual information about the origin of this day. In the spirit of the day, we will tell you that it wasn't our fault, of course. Instead, we'd like to take this opportunity to blame someone else for starting this day. Haha!

It is rumoured the day started after the alarm clock of a lady by the name of Anne Moeller of Clio, Michigan, failed to go off on the morning of the first Friday, the 13th of 1982, which was August 13. This unfortunate event (which has probably happened to all of us) caused her to be late for everything she needed to do that day.

So if you’re feeling lucky today, head on over to our blog to find out more.

https://ur-eekah.co.za/blog/blame-someone-else-day/

13/08/2021

WHAT ARE YOU ENJOYING MOST ABOUT UR-EEKAH? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE MORE OF?

Tell us and we will make it happen. Why? Because we are cool like that. But not just that, we want you to be the architects of UR-Eekah. So don’t be shy to share.

12/08/2021

WORLD ELEPHANT DAY

In 2012, on August 12, World Elephant Day was launched. The organisers felt a serious need to bring attention to the plight that Asian and African elephants face daily. The elephant is loved, adored and respected by many cultures, yet again much like the lion and tiger are on the verge of being wiped off the planet. You’d think we would have learnt our lesson by now?

Did you know?

Elephants have about 150 000 muscle units in their trunk? They are the most sensitive organ found in any mammal. Asian elephants have been known to pick up a peanut, shell it, blow the shell out and eat the nut. Elephants, as we know, use their trunk for drinking water.

Click the link to read the full story. 😁

On World Elephant Day, August 12, express your concern, share your knowledge and support solutions for the better care of captive and wild...

11/08/2021

Did you know? Elephants communicate in a variety of ways - including sounds like trumpet calls (some sounds are too low for people to hear), body language, touch, and scent. They can also communicate through seismic signals - sounds that create vibrations in the ground - which they may detect through their bones. Now if that isn’t insanely cool, we don’t know what is!

10/08/2021

Book addicts rejoice, for it's the day you've all been waiting for! National Book Lovers Day on August 9th harnesses all the excitement readers all over our planet feel about books into one special day.

A day for all those who love to read, National Book Lovers Day encourages you to find your favourite reading place, a great book (whether fiction or non-fiction) and read the day away. Get lost in the words and your imagination.

Did you know?

There are over 129 million books in existence?

Yip that’s right, there are exactly 129,864,880 Books in the world. Google's data nerds have gone to work building a method to determine exactly how many unique books exist in our world. Turns out, after much calculating, the count comes up just shy of 130 million

Thanks Google! Next time you find yourself saying out loud “Ugh, can’t find a good book to read,” know that you have a lot to choose from. No excuse!

Read more by clicking here:

Book Lovers Day. Book addicts rejoice, for it's the day you've all been waiting for! National Book Lovers Day on August 9th harnesses...

10/08/2021

World Lion Day's (August 10) sole purpose is to raise awareness for these majestic beasts, the ultimate feline, king of the jungle and the big fluffy kitties of the Serengeti. We should have stopped at the king of the jungle part, hey? Well, this day is all about lions, but you probably realised that just from the name. Haha!

Did you know?

Lions who roar together, stay together? Haha! Lions are the only species of the cat family who roar together. Even the young cubs join in with their little mews. The calling sequence usually lasts about 40 seconds. Yea, weird someone must spend their life timing it. Don’t ask us! In Google, we trust! Prides often roar together to mark their territory - a roar can be heard from 8 kilometres away.

World Lion Day ’s (August 10) sole purpose is to raise awareness for these majestic beasts, the ultimate feline, king of the jungle and...

09/08/2021

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” —Mark Twain

06/08/2021

BODACIOUS BRAZIL

Brazil is the largest country in South America and has the fifth-largest population in the world. It forms an enormous triangle on the eastern side of the continent with a 7 400 kilometre coastline along the Atlantic ocean. Ok, we're impressed!

Did you know it also has borders with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador? Did you also know Brazil gets its name from the pau-brasil, which is the national tree of this country?

No need to leave your home, come travelling with us and let's explore Brazil together!

Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth-largest population in the world. It forms an enormous triangle on the easter...

06/08/2021

THE EEKAH

Imagine if you could earn rewards for everything you learnt at the end of each day? Rewards that could be used to shop till you drop on seriously cool games and stuff that you've probably had your eye on for a long time? Are you imagining it right now?

Well, you no longer have to just dream about it. Here at UR-Eekah, we've made our UR-Eekahians masters of their own destiny. We created something we kinda want to brag about called the Eekah! This baby is our very own money system, exactly like the South African Rand. Each time you do one of our fun quizzes and get the answer right, you earn valuable points. These points are then converted into our funky Eekahs, which you can then use in UR-Shop to buy the latest and the greatest that the toy/game world has to offer.

We don't want to sound like a show-off, but we are super excited about our rewards programme, and we hope you will be too.

Check it out and let us know what you think. We are always looking at ways we can improve, so our lines are open day or night. We can't wait to hear from you!

https://ur-eekah.co.za/ur-shop/

05/08/2021

DEFORESTATION

Deforestation is a big word, but what does it mean? Deforestation is the cutting down of forests or groups of trees, which is then often converted into farms and ranches for people to grow crops or animals to graze.

To find out what you can do to help save our forests, have a look at the link in our bio.

Deforestation is the cutting down of forests or groups of trees, which is then often converted into farms and ranches for people to grow...

05/08/2021

When anyone mentions Japan, the first things that springs to mind are Sushi, Sumo Wrestlers and Ninjas.

But there’s soooo much more to Japan than you could ever imagine.

Explore more fun facts about Japan with UR-Blog.

https://ur-eekah.co.za/blog/big-in-japan/

04/08/2021

FORESTS

Did you know? A quarter of all modern medicines, as we know, come from tropical forest plants? This even includes two-thirds of all the incredible cancer-fighting drugs. These plants, with their medicinal properties, are worth well over 157 billion rands annually. Worth it, considering all the lives they save, don't you think? We owe those trees big time!