Saturday, March 16, 2013

F. Y. I.

By the Numbers
On average, one acre of grapes can produce about 15,000 glasses of wine.

Quotable
by  Kenji Miyazawa, Japanese poet and author (1896-1933)
"We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey."

Did You Know?
That the "you are here" arrow on a map has a name.  It's called an IDEO locator.

Back Then
In Ancient Egypt, only pharaohs were allowed to eat mushrooms.

Almost Cast
Before the role of the Globin King in "Labyrinth" went to David Bowie, Sting and Michael Jackson were also considered.

Still on the Books
In Youngstown, Ohio, it is illegal to run out of gas.

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