Today is Freckle Pride Day. 10 facta about freckles.
The word freckle derives from Old Norse slang.
There are two kinds of freckle. One is ephelides, the little Brown marks we commonly describe as freckles, which can fade according to the seasons and Sun exposure. This word comes from the ancient Greek "éfilis," which means "rough spot on the face," although freckles are not rough or raised.
The other type is lentigines, which don’t fluctuate with sun exposure and are sometimes known as liver spots.
While genetics determines whether a person has freckles or not, they are caused by exposure to the sun, so newborn babies never have them. Typically, freckles don't appear until two to three years of age.
Geoffrey Chaucer mentioned freckles in the Canterbury Tales.
The German word for freckles is "sommersprossen," or "summer sprouts."
Pliny the Elder described freckles as spiritual and religious stains.
In Medieval times they were considered evidence that a person was a Witch.
In the late 20th century, however, they were considered fashionable.
If you don’t have freckles, it’s possible to get some tattooed on. Or if you don’t want to go that far, there are freckle filters on Snapchat and TikTok, freckle henna kits and freckle pens.
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Beta
(Combat Team Series #2)
Steff was abducted by an evil alien race, the Orbs, at fourteen. Used as a weapon for years, he eventually escapes, but his problems are just beginning. How does a man support himself when his only work experience is a paper round and using an Orb bio-integrated gun?
Warlord is an alien soldier who knows little but war. When the centuries-old conflict which ravaged his planet ends, he seeks out another world where his skills are still relevant. There are always wars on Earth, it seems. However, none of Earth's powerful armies want him.
Natalie has always wanted to visit England and sees a chance to do so while using her martial arts skills, but there are sacrifices she must make in order to fulfil her dream.
Maggie resorted to crime to fund her sister's medical care. She uses her genetic variant abilities to gain access to the rooms of wealthy hotel guests. The Ballards look like rich pickings, but they are not what they seem. When Maggie targets them, little does she know that she is walking into a trap.
Hotel owner Hamilton Lonsdale puts together a combat team to pit against those of other multi-millionaires. He recruits Warlord, Natalie, Maggie and Steff along with a trained gorilla, a probability-altering alien, a stockbroker whose work of art proved to be much more than he'd bargained for, a marketing officer who can create psionic forcefields, a teleporting member of the landed gentry, and a socially awkward fixer. This is Combat Team Beta.
Steff never talks about his time with the Orbs, until he finds a woman who lived through it, too. Steff believes he has finally found happiness, but it is destined to be short-lived. He is left with an unusual legacy which he and Team Beta struggle to comprehend; including why something out there seems determined to destroy it.
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