Idioms of the week:

All ears

All hell broke loose

Lessons July 2024 Week 2

Mitsuya Tatsuhiko set a new record for the smallest humanoid robot. 

The height of his tiny robot is just 57.676 mm.

This was half the size of the previous record set by a Japanese company.

Tatsuhiko built his first humanoid robot when he was just 10 years old.

Tatsuhiko paused his passion in high school but resumed making them after entering college.

July 3 is National Fried Clams Day.

In 1914, Chubby and his wife Bessie had a small concession stand in Essex, Massachusetts.

They sold small grocery items, homemade potato chips, and fresh clams that Chubby dug himself.

In 1916, a friend jokingly said that they should deep-fry some clams.

Fried clams were unheard of, but Chubby and Bessie gave it a try.

Howard Johnson served them in his restaurants and made them famous.

“An act of God” means “a natural event or accident such as an earthquake or tsunami.”

The insurance company refused to pay for the damage because it was caused by an act of God.

“Afraid of one's own shadow” means “a person or animal who is easily frightened.”

Her dog is afraid of its own shadow.