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Category Archives: News
Here’s Why Stop Signs Are Red
You see a red, octagonal sign, and you know to stop even before you can read the big bold letters on the front. Yes, that’s partially due to the shape, but for most, the color red is a near-universal method … Continue reading
Posted in Did You Know?, Government, News, Observations, Pictures from the Web, Re-blog
Tagged car, octagon, reblog, red, road, sign, stop, usa, why
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Did You See The Pink Moon?
https://www.flickr.com/gp/aroundourarea/36404mf5f0 Did you see the Pink Moon? The picture above is one I took, last night, April 5th, 2023, here in Indiana, USA. April’s full moon, also known as the “Pink Moon,” will shine bright in the sky this week. … Continue reading
Posted in Did You Know?, Local pictures, News, Observations, photography, science, Technology, The Sky at Night
Tagged 2023, almanac, april, bloom, farmers, flowers, full, indiana, moon, photo, photograph, pic, picture, pink, reblog, science, sky, spring
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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
Posted in British, Did You Know?, News, Observations, Re-blog, UK History, Video
Tagged comma, debate, definition, is, oxford, reblog, the, UK, what, words
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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
Posted in Did You Know?, Food, News, Observations, Pictures from the Web, Technology
Tagged bottle, bottled, bottles, date, expiration, jersey, law, new, reblog, water
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Did You Know?
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
Posted in Did You Know?, Food, News, Observations, Pictures from the Web, Technology
Tagged did, food, health, history, know, news, reblog, salmonella, science, virus, you
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Is It True That Twinkies Don’t Expire ?
You’ve probably heard it before. Twinkies could survive an apocalypse, and they never expire. But before you start chowing down on the one you found in the recesses of your pantry, you might want to verify if that’s true or … Continue reading
Posted in Food, News, Observations, Pictures from the Web, Re-blog
Tagged food, history, last, news, reblog, twinkie, twinkies
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Will Coffee Dehydrate You?
Everyone knows water is the best way to stay hydrated, and you might have heard that it’s important to drink it with your coffee in the morning to prevent dehydration. But is that actually true? Does coffee dehydrate you? The … Continue reading
Posted in Food, News, Observations, Re-blog, Technology
Tagged coffee, dehydrate, food, health, hydrate, hydration, news, reblog, water
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Here’s Why Eggs Are So Expensive Right Now
Everything is more expensive right now. That’s not exactly news. But there’s one thing that seems to be a bit more expensive than others—eggs. Costs hit historic levels in December, and the common breakfast food is nearly three times more … Continue reading
Mammatus clouds
Mammatus clouds, seen in the afternoon of July 23rd, 2022 in Wingate, Indiana. The lumpy nature to the cloud is a result of sinking air within the cloud. Description courtesy of RTV6 Meteorologist Kevin Gregory. https://www.facebook.com/KevinGregoryWeather
Posted in News, Observations, photography
Tagged 2022, clouds, day, in, indiana, july, mammatus, Mammatus clouds, observation, of, photo, picture, the, weather
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Planet Parade to Grace the Dawn Sky this Month
All five naked-eye planets will line up in the dawn sky in June. Not only that, they’ll also be in their proper order from the Sun. The delightful view of all five naked-eye planets will greet early risers throughout the … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational, News, Observations, Re-blog, The Sky at Night
Tagged 2022, astronomy, june, jupiter, line, mars, mercury, moon, news, planet, sky, the moon, venus
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