In honor of this being my six hundredth blog entry, I’ve decided to continue the tradition of the anniversary Bloggy posts. The first was the Bloggy 500, where I celebrated my 500th blog entry. The second was just in April – the Bloggy 100,000 – celebrating my 100,000th visitor! These are like information marathons – I’ve collected a smattering of random information pertaining the number 600. So let’s get this geek party started!

– The Mayan people of South America abandoned their remarkable cities in the jungle roughly 600 years ago.

– Researchers believe that the BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations – a genetic determiner for breast cancer – originated in common ancestors of Ashkenazi Jews approximately 600 years ago.

– Knitting is said to have developed in the British Isles 600 years ago.

– St. Andrews, Scotland – known as “The Metropolis of Golf” – originated 600 years ago as a pilgrim’s village.

– Morris Dancing, a type of folk dancing using sticks and scarves, began in England 600 years ago.

– 600 years ago in the Long Valley area of California, volcanic eruptions in the Inyo chain of volcanos dramatically altered the landscape.

– 600 years ago, metals such as copper, lead, tin, and cobalt were obtained from ores in the Saxon mountain region.

– The Venetian Terrace, or