Saturday, October 26, 2013

F. Y. I.

Celebrate This
Today is National Nut Day.

Still on the Books
In Myrtle Creek, Ore., boxing with a kangaroo is prohibited.

Migrant Marvel
The Arctic tern flies 22,000 miles round-trip between the Antarctic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean each year.

Quotable
by  Wendell Berry, farmer, poet and environmental activist
"The mind that is not baffled is not employed.  The impeded stream is the one that sings."

Measure for Measure
It takes about 36 apples to create one gallon of apple cider.

State Stats
With 31 covered bridges, historic Parke County in Indiana is the Covered Bridge Capital of the World.


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