Saturday, July 26, 2014

F. Y. I.

Celebrate This
Today July 15th, is Gummi Worm Day.  The popular candy was first created by the German company Trolli in 1981.

Nose for Numbers
Experts can estimate a lion's age by the color of its nose, which darkens from pink to black the older it gets.

Table Tidbits
Papaya seeds can be ground and used as a substitute for black pepper. 

Quotable
by  Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter, novelist and poet
"The last refuge of the insomniac is a sense of superiority to the sleeping world." 

Still on the Books
In Houston, Texas, it is illegal to sell Limburger cheese on Sunday.

Safety Dance
Spiny lobsters migrate from rough waters to the safety of a reef by forming "conga lines" on the ocean floor.

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