Random Facts - 19 - Mnemonics

Roy G. Biv: the order that the seven colors of the rainbow appear; Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.

Sentences containing every letter in the alphabet:
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Waltz, bad nymph, for quick jigs vex.
Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz.

E, G, B, D, F - notes represented by the lines on the treble clef stave (bottom to top):
Every Good Boy Does Fine.
Notes represented by the spaces between the lines: (FACE)

My Very Easy Method, Just Set Up Nine Planets
Order of planets in average distance from the Sun; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, & Pluto.

Stalactites point ceiling-downwards while stalagmites point ground-upwards.

Sam's Horse Must Eat Oates: Largest to smallest the Great Lakes; Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, Ontario.

Eat An Aspirin After A Naff Sandwich: The Continents; Europe, Antarctica, Asia, Africa, Australia, N.America, S.America.

Divide a whole number by a fraction; "The number you're dividing by, Turn upside-down and multiply."
Example: 4 / (½) becomes 4 * (2/1) = 8.