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Monthly Archives: February 2023
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The future is much brighter than the past. You just have to find the light switch. Debasish Mridha American physician, philosopher, and poet
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Why Do We Say Cats Have Nine Lives?
A common myth we’ve all heard is that cats have nine lives. Well, clearly they don’t—but where did this phrase come from and why has it been a part of cat lore for so long? Let’s find out! What Is … Continue reading
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The song “Eye of the Tiger” came about because Sylvester Stallone couldn’t get the publishing rights to Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust”, so he contacted Jim Peterik of the band Survivor (based on the positive impression he had of … Continue reading
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Did You Know? Those ominous “Warranty Void If Removed” stickers you find on electronics are meaningless thanks to the 1975 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, which protects U.S. consumers from corporations denying them the ability to open (and repair) their devices.
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Did You Know? Engineers at the University of Purdue solved the age old candy mystery of “How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?” The answer is an average of 252 licks (via … Continue reading
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Why Is The Oxford Comma Called The Oxford Comma?
If you didn’t know about the Oxford comma before the band Vampire Weekend arrived on the music scene in the mid-2000s, you probably did afterward; their third single was centered around the hotly debated piece of punctuation. But have you … Continue reading
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TRIVIA: Bottled Water Has An Expiration Date Because Of?
Answer: New Jersey State Laws We’ve heard more than a few people crack jokes about how there is an expiration date on their bottle of water; after all, water doesn’t really expire in the sense that perishable goods spoil. We’ve … Continue reading
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Did You Know? According to Paul Simon, the title of his song “Mother and Child Reunion” was the name of a chicken-and-egg dish he lifted off a Chinese restaurant’s menu.
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Salmonella, the bacteria responsible for untold cases of food poisoning around the world every year, is named after Daniel Elmer Salmon (the leader of the Veterinary Division of the United States Department of Agriculture lab in which the bacteria was … Continue reading
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