Clouds and Ice Cream! - FACTS

Ok, so I found these random facts in a free little booklet called On Your Doorstep over here in the UK @OnYourDoorStep on twitter.  Of course with my own twist and wording!

I liked them so here goes! More of a DID YOU KNOW?! Mostly about Clouds!!

• Cloudberries, looking similar to an orange raspberry, are a delicacy in Scandinavia.
• The names for clouds come from Latin and are usually a combination of the following prefixes and suffixes; Stratus, Cumulus, Cirrus, Nimbus and Altro.  Nimbus being mentioned frequently in the Harry Potter series.  I wonder if that is where J K Rowling got it from!
• The Cloudiest place on Earth is Prince Edward islands in the Antartic Ocean, Parts of the islands see just 800 hours of sunshine all year.
• Contrails are "artificial clouds" that sometimes form behind planes.
• Cloud computing relies on sharing computing resourses rather than having local servers or personal devices to handle applicationIn Iran clouds are good omens. To indicate someone is blessed they say: "Your sky is always filled with clouds".
• Here's an icecream fact for you... Chocolate ice cream was created long before vanilla, with the first recipe published in Italy in 1692!
• Another Harry Potter Fact... Rupert Grint that played Ron bought an ice cream van with the money he earned from the Harry Potter movies... 
• During a riot in N. Ireland in 2010 , a police officer diffused the situation by playing ice cream van music!! - I wonder if it would ever stop wars?! 
• Ben and Jerry's has a real graveyard in Vermont for retired ice cream flavours.
• Fog is stratus type of cloud that appears very close to the ground.
• Despite their appearance, clouds contain millions of tons of water.

Let me know if you've heard or not heard any of them before comment below! :D 

Rae.