1. Some states celebrate arbor day on a different date
   1. They do that because the last friday in April isnt an ideal time to plant everywhere
   2. Hawaii celebrates the first friday of November
   3. Alaska celebrates the third monday in May
2.  In 2019 2 youtuber teamed up and got 20,000,000 trees planted
   1. Mr. Beast and Mark Rober
   2. Mr. Beast posts random videos of himself giving away money, houses, and cars
      1. Sometimes as prizes for weird competitions
      2. Sometimes just because
      3. He gives away 10’s and 100’s of thousands in almost every video
   3. Mark Rober does science experiments the occasional prank and sometimes both
      1. He will test interesting theories, like “will people return a lost wallet”
      2. Why do pools smell like chlorine (its because of pee)
      3. And he even made a glitter bomb that pranked package thieves
   4. You can still donate and plant more trees at teamtrees.org
   5. They are up to almost 22,000,000 as of today
3.  Global forests remove about ⅓ of fossil fuels from the atmosphere
   1. These numbers come from tests done between 1990 and 2007
   2. Probably much less now since all the deforestation and wild fires going on
4.  One large tree can provide enough oxygen for 4 humans
   1. Thats daily
   2. Thats crazy
5. Trees help reduce the effects of climate change
   1. They store and convert carbon dioxide into oxygen
   2. In a year an acre of trees offsets about 26,000 miles driven in an average car
      1. That's about 2 average driver’s worth of carbon dioxide thats offset 
6. The first Arbor Day took place on April 10, 1872, in Nebraska. 
   1. More than 1 Million Trees planted.
   2. Since then, the foundation has planted at least 250 million new trees.
7. There are about three trillion trees on Earth? 
   1. About 422 trees for every 1 person.
8.  There are two main types of trees, Deciduous and Evergreen.
   1. Deciduous trees include 
      1. maple trees, 
      2. elm trees, 
      3. oak trees
   2. Evergreen trees have small needles
9.  America’s national tree is the Oak tree. 
   1. 750 species of tree present in the US.
   2. 100,000 tree types in the world
10.  Staring at trees helps reduce stress. 
    1. Visual exposure to settings with trees have been found to produce significant recovery from stress within five minutes. 
    2. indicated by changes in blood pressure and muscle tension.

1. Lord of the Ring author, J.R.R Tolkien typed the whole trilogy with just two fingers!
   1. Exhausting
   2. Over 1200 Pages
   3. Only way he knew how to type
2.  “Old book smell” is produced by the breakdown of two chemical components in paper, cellulose and lignin.  
   1.  byproducts of this process produce pleasant and familiar scents
   2. Vanilla, Flowers, Almonds
   3. It can even work like carbon dating and determine the age of old books
3.  In January 2017, Amazon Sold Out of Physical Copies of 1984.
   1. Book by George Orwell
   2. biggest trending topics in the media were “fake news” and “alternative facts”
   3. inspired consumers to buy every physical copy of 1984 from Amazon, worlds largest online retailer, before the end of the month. 
4.  Books used to have curses in the beginning and end of books.
   1. Transcribing a book could take years. Most people were illiterate so it fell on Clergy. 
   2. Medieval book curses involved punishments such as:
      1.  being mutilated by demonic swords, 
      2. the gouging of eyes, 
      3. bookworms eating away at the entrails of thieves. 
      4. book turn into a serpent in the hands of those who borrow and do punctually not return them.
      5. Most curses  involved excommunication
5.  There is at least 1 book at the Harvard University Library that is bound with human skin.
   1. Anthropodermic bibliopegy
   2. Title translates to Destinies of the Soul
   3. From the 1880’s
6.  Winnie the Pooh and The Hobbit have something in common
   1. They were both written as bedtime stories
   2. Their respective authors wrote them to read to their children as they went to sleep
   3. The Hobbit seems a little intense to put kids to bed
7.  The original manuscript of Of Mice and Men was destroyed
   1. It was eaten by John Steinbeck’s puppy
   2. It was 2 months worth of work that he had to do over
   3. He was quoted saying "I was pretty mad, but the poor little fellow may have been acting critically."
   4. Maybe that’s why Lennie kills the puppy
8.  The Harry Potter books are the most banned books in America
   1. Its said to be because of religious beliefs
   2. A bunch of Protestant, Catholic, Christians, and Muslims have argued against the books
   3. Most of the fight comes from devout evangelical christian groups because witchcraft is dangerous for children to read about
   4. Some people claim that it should be banned it schools because witchcraft is a recognised religion in the US
9.  The Cat in the Hat only used 236 unique words
   1. Which was surprisingly low for Dr. Seuss’ editor 
   2. As a joke, his publisher bet him he couldn’t write a book with fewer words
10. Green Eggs and Ham was written as a joke
    1. It was purposefully written to have fewer words than the cat in the hat
    2. One of the most repeated words is “I” which is written 84 times its tied with “not”

Today is Earth Day. 

1.  The largest living thing on earth is a fungus
   1. Armillaria or honey mushroom
   2. There is 2,200 acres of this mushroom in Oregon
2.  Earth Used to have 2 moons
   1. It was about 750 miles wide, so it was very small
   2. It eventually crashed into our current moon
3.  The Earth is overdue for a pole-flip
   1. For the past 20 million years the poles have pretty consistently flipped every 200-300,000 years
   2. They occur over hundreds or thousands of years
4. 70 percent of Earth’s freshwater is on Antarctica
   1. Its in the ice cap
   2. 90% is ice
5. Earth’s moon gets “moonquakes”
   1. Similar to earthquakes but not as common
   2. They are caused by the tidal stresses associated with the varying distance between earth and the moon 
6. NASA planted a special seed to honor earth day in 2009. 
   1. Called the Moon Tree
   2. Apollo 14, 1971
   3. astronaut Stuart Roosa 
   4. Curious whether or not exposure to the microgravity of space would impact the growth of these seeds. 
7.  A single popular song can consume more electricity than entire countries. 
   1. Remember, “Despacito”
   2. Streamed more than 4.6 billion times worldwide
   3. “used as much electricity as the combined annual electricity consumption of Chad, Guinea-Bissau, Somalia, Sierra Leone and the Central African Republic,”
8. According to the EPA, the first Earth Day in 1970 inspired the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species Acts. 
9. Twenty of the warmest years on record worldwide have occurred in the past 22 years. 
10. Using a dishwasher is more eco-friendly than hand-washing dishes, according to a recent study from the University of Michigan.

Today is National Kindergarten Day. 

In this episode we learned:

1.   Kindergarten means Garden of Children
2. The first Kindergarten in the US opened in 1856
3. One of the first Kindergarten schools was a “Play and Activity” Institute

Here are 10 educational facts about Kindergarten that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1.  Kindergarten dates way back to 1779. 
   1. a couple of citizens in Strasbourg 
   2. provide learning and enrichment to the young children of workers. 
   3. The idea soon spread world-wide as cities and countries realized the importance of caring for the youngest members of their population.
2. There are about 3.5 million Kindergarten students each year. 
   1. Eleven of those states require districts to provide full-day kindergarten.
3. Full Day Kindergarten is a thing
   1. Kids see both academic and social-emotional gains, 
      1. especially when they are in low-income districts.
4. Ages in Kindergarten can range as much as 18 months. 
   1. four to six years old
   2. This holds true for developmental differences too, where the developmental age range can vary between three and eight years old mentally.
5. The behaviors of students in kindergarten has shown to indicate the learning outcomes of 1st and 2nd grade. 
   1. If they aren’t doing well, this is the time to address it. 
6.  Kindergarten means Garden of Children
   1. It comes from the german words:
      1. Kinder- children
      2. Garten- Garden
   2. It was coined by Friedrich Froebel
   3. Because kids are like tiny flowers and they are varied and need care 
7.  One of the first Kindergarten schools was a “Play and Activity” Institute
   1. It was opened by Friedrich Froebel
   2. It was supposed to be an experimental social experience for kids entering school
8.  The first Kindergarten in the US opened in 1856
   1. Almost 80 years after kindergarten started in Europe
   2. It opened in Wisconsin
9.  Kindergarten became publicly-funded in the late 1970s
   1. This is for 96% of the US
10. It wasn’t until the 1980s that kindergarten became universal in the US
    1. The main activities they teach and participate in are addition, subtraction, and recess 

Today is National Cold Brew Coffee Day. 

Here are 10 energizing facts about cold brew that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1.  Cold Brew tastes sweeter than regular coffee
   1. This is because it has only ⅓ the acidity than a hot brew.
   2. It can still be as “full-bodied” and smooth as regular coffee but without bitter aftertaste
2.  It can make a great pre-workout
   1. Since a lot of cold brew is high in caffeine it helps release endorphins
   2. This can helps you get through workouts with less fatigue and muscle pain
3.  Cold Brew is better for dieting
   1. Since its tastes sweeter and is smoother, its easier to drink with less sugar and cream
   2. There are also ways to drink it with all the benefits of adding cream with none of the extra calories and fat
4.  You can make ice cream out of it
   1. If you add a whipped cream or whipped coconut cream and whisk it you can make a frothy eatable coffee
   2. Then you can freeze it to make a coffee ice cream
   3. You can also add it in browning mix for coffee brownies
5.  It can make you live longer
   1. **WE ARE NOT DOCTORS OR SCIENTISTS**
   2. New research claims that drinking a cup of cold brew everyday can be good for your heath*
   3. It even suggests that it may lengthen your life*
   4. It burns fat, increases insulin sensitivity and decreases the risk of dementia* 
   5. *https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-study-finds-coffee-drinkers-have-lower-risk-death
6. Cold brew is better for sensitive stomachs
   1. When you brew coffee cold, you extract different acids form the coffee
   2. They tend to be easier on your stomach
7.  Coarse grounds make all the difference 
   1. When brewing cold, coarse ground coffee is recommended. 
   2. Better filtering
   3. Cleaner result
8.  There are multiple ways to cold brew coffee
   1. Immersion
   2. Kyoto Style
9.  Cold brew has more and less caffeine than regular coffee
   1. I’ve seen many people claim that cold-brew has more caffeine. 
   2. I’ve also seen many people say it has less caffeine
   3. Truth is, it depends on multiple factors.
10. You can infuse cold brew with nitrogen and serve it on draft
    1. Like a Guinness
    2. Creamy without cream
    3. Does not mean more caffeine.

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1. Ellis island was was originally privately owned. 
   1. Samuel Ellis
   2. Tried to sell in 1785, but no bites
   3. City leased it in 1794
   4. City bought it when he died 
2. Ellis island was mostly man-made?
   1. The original island was smaller than the immigration inspection building that stands on it today. 
   2. Land that was elevated during the construction of the subways was used to increase the size of Ellis island by 6 acres. 
3. Only half of Ellis Island is in New York.
   1. The other half is in New Jersey. 
   2. The side that is man-made is considered New Jersey. 
   3. In reality though, its a federal island so the government pays to maintain it. 
4. Ellis Island used to have a hospital on it that was considered to be the best in the world at the time. 
   1. All its corners are rounded corners because, at the time,  corners were thought to harbor disease. 
5. In the 1950’s the government tried to sell Ellis Island. The winning bid was a company that pitched a “completely self-contained city of the future”. 
   1. Hire famed Architect Frank Lloyd Wright
   2. Last commission that was accepted before his death. 
6. Ellis Island use be where pirates would go to die
   1. It was an executioner island
   2. Pirates would get hanged 
   3. The bodies would actually be displayed from posts or “gibbets”
7. The first people to immigrate through ellis island were 3 kids
   1. They weren’t accompanied by parents or any family members
   2. It was Annie Moore and her 11-7year old brothers
   3. They were from County Cork, Ireland
   4. There is a statue still there commemorating them
8. The Transatlantic ships carrying immigrants didn’t ever stop at Ellis Island
   1. They would stop in Manhattan, let off travelers, and then ferries would take the immigrants to Ellis Island to be inspected
9. During WWII it was used as a prison for suspected nazi-sypathisers
   1. They did almost the same thing during WWI since immigration started to taper off
   2. They held around 1,500 potential enemies of state there
10. Immigrants didn’t change their names at Ellis Island
    1. Some people say that when traveling through Ellis island, people with very ethnic sounding names would change them at Ellis island, but that's not true
    2. When being processed the Ellis Island crew would just use the names on the ships manifests
    3. Names changes either happened in the travelers home country or after being processed through ellis island

1. Orchids have the tiniest seeds in the world.
   1. Challenge to grow and cultivate. 
   2. Long time to turn into a plant! 
   3. Growing orchids from seeds is only for the patient and very green-thumbed.
   4. only visible under a microscope. 
2. There can be up to 3 million seeds in a single orchid seedpod.
   1.  lack an endosperm and have no nutrients within. 
   2. Underdeveloped embryo
   3. require contact with a particular fungus to germinate It takes patience to grow an orchid.
3. Some Orchid's first flowers won’t appear until 5 to 7 years after germination. 
   1. The houseplants you find in stores are often a decade old.  
4.  Orchids are Bilateral Symmetric
   1. They can be divided into 2 perfectly equal sides
   2. 99% of animals have this
   3. Most plants have radial symmetry
      1. Think sunflowers
5.  Some orchids can live to be 100 years old
   1. That’s when they are in nature, not cut
   2. But cut orchids still outlive most other cut plants
      1. Up to 3 weeks
6.  The flavor Vanilla is extracted from a species of Orchid.
   1. Vanilla planifolia
   2. Extracted from its pod. 
   3. Only commercially grown orchid. 
7.  Orchids are the largest and oldest known family of flowering plant. 
   1. They are found on every continent. 
   2. Suggests they were in existence before the continents split apart. 
8.  There are 25000 different species of orchids. 
   1. 4 times the different species of birds 
   2. 4 times the different species of mammals 
9.  The smallest orchid is the size of a dime. 
10.  Mature orchid plants always grow upside down. 
    1. The weight of the blooming flower causes it to hang down.

Here are 10 smudge-free facts about rubber erasers that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. Erasers are made with Volcanic ash
   1. The pink ones in particular
   2. The pumice, or volcanic ash, is used to make the eraser a little rougher
      1. This extra abrasiveness gives them more traction and helps the erase easier
2. Pencil Manufacturers don’t refer to them as erasers
   1. They call them plugs
   2. And the metal bands that hold them to the pencil are called ferrules
   3. They Pencil/Eraser combo came to market in 1858
3. There are electric erasers
   1. They don’t erase with electricity
   2. They are long sticks of different gages of erasers
   3. They are electronically pushed up
   4. They are supposed to be better for artists
      1. Less tears in paper
      2. Easier to use
4. Erasers aren’t always made of rubber
   1. some are made from synthetic rubber or natural rubber
   2. A lot are made from vinyl
      1. More durable
      2. More flexible
      3. Less flakes and crumbling
   3. Used to be made from Latex
   4. Synthetic Petroleum based
5. The first rubber erasers would rot
   1. Eventually a curing process was created which allowed them to last longer
   2. Now its usually done with high heat and high pressure
6. Original Erasers were made out of bread.
   1. Until the 1770s
   2. de-crusted, moistened and balled up.
   3. cheap and plentiful,
   4. Rotted and Molded
7. The guy who discovered oxygen helped invent erasers. What a guy!
   1. Joseph Priestley
   2. He didn’t invent them, but he did note that rubber was excellent at wiping up lead from paper.
8. Rubber actually got its name from erasers.
   1. Initially referred to as "India gum"
   2. The first know use for the substance was erasing which required rubbing.
   3. Thus the name, Rubber.
9. Erasers are partly a chemical process.
   1. Pencils put graphite on paper and it mingles with the fiber particles.
   2. The polymers in rubber erasers are sticker than paper so the fiber moves to the eraser.
10. Pencils with erasers on top are mostly an American phenomenon.
    1. Most European pencils are sold without eraser.

Today is National Dolphin Day. 

Here are 10 flipping facts about dolphin that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1.   They use advanced communication
   1. Scientists are still trying to decode their language
   2. They make clicking sounds to find prey
   3. They whistle to talk
   4. They use a burst-pulse sound
      1. Use this when they are excited
      2. Use this when they are afraid
      3. They use this when they are reprimanding their young
   5. They use intentional communication
      1. A group of dolphins in florida have a system
         1. One swims in circles making a mud net to surround fish
         2. One uses whistles and clicks to call other dolphins
         3. They all surround the circle
         4. Then the fish can’t escape without getting eaten
         5. This is the only known pod that does this
2.  42 types of dolphins and none of them are porpoises
   1. Porpoises are from a different family
      1. They are actually whales
      2. They also have different physical attributes
         1. Flat noses/no beak
         2. Different teeth
         3. Smaller than the average dolphin
         4. Pointier dorsal fin 
   2. There are a few types of river dolphins
      1. Swim in freshwater
      2. Most are pink
      3. Amazon
      4. Bolivian
      5. Araguaian
      6. Indus
      7. Some saltwater dolphins have migrated to freshwater and live there exclusively now.
3.  They don’t chew with their teeth (*usually)
   1. They use their teeth to catch prey
      1. Fish 
      2. Squid
      3. Seals and sea lions
   2. They have multiple chambers in their stomachs to help with the digestion
   3. They have 1 set of teeth that last them their whole lives
   4. They are born under the gums like humans
      1. Takes 5 weeks for them to come out
   5. The average dolphin has about 80-100 teeth
      1. The long-beaked common dolphin has the most
         1. Up to 240 teeth
   6. There are a few species that have molars and they crush crab and crustacean shells with them
4. They can’t breath out of their mouth
   1. They can only breathe out of their blow-holes
      1. These are actually nostrils
      2. When they sleep only half their brains rest
         1. This allows them to swim up for air
         2. Check out the sleep episode of 10 Facts About Today
   2. They evolved this way so they wouldn’t drown when hunting and eating
   3. These type of underwater mammals can hold more oxygen in their blood
      1. This makes them able to hold their breath longer than land mammals 
5.   They are extremely intelligent
   1. They seem to be about as smart as apes
   2. Their brains have developed very similar to humans
   3. They are self aware
      1. If you put a mirror in front of them they stop swimming and stare
         1. This is different from how they react to seeing other dolphins
      2. They do self directed behaviors
         1. They will make fin movements not usually seen in the wild
         2. Look inside their mouths
         3. Twisting to see their bellies
   4. They use echolocation
   5. Their brain to body size ratio is the largest in the worth after humans
6. Killer Whales (Orcas) are actually a type of Dolphin
   1. Largest Dolphin 
   2. 30 Ft long
   3. Smallest Dolphin is Maui Dolphin (5ft)
7.  Dolphins are highly social and they have squads
   1. Close friend groups
   2. Don’t spend equal time with all dolphins
8. Every dolphin has a unique “name”.
   1. They have a unique whistle
   2. Use them for life           
   3. Female dolphin teach their calves their whistles before they are born                                                                                           
9.  There was a lady that was in a relationship with a dolphin.
   1. 1960’s
   2. NASA Funded Research
   3. Working to understand Dolphin communication and see if they could be taught human languages or if we could understand theirs.
10.  The U.S. Navy has trained dolphins to protect nuclear weapons.  
    1. Trained to find enemy swimmers, 
    2. locate underwater mines
    3. guard nuclear arsenals.

April 13, 2020 - 10 Facts About Scrabble

Here are 10 wordy facts about scrabble that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. Scrabble wasn’t invented by a writer, reach or librarian, it was invented by an architect.
   1. Alfred Butts
2. Scrabble wasn’t always named Scrabble.
   1. Originally named Lexico
   2. Then called Criss-Cross Words
   3. Friend and eventual business partner James Brunot came up with Scrabble in 1930’s
3. Scrabble can be found in 3 out of every 5 American households.
4. The points are based on letter frequency in the English language.
   1. Q is the letter that occured least often It’s worth 10 points
   2. Used dictionary and other available literary sources to manually calculate frequency.
5. There is a robot equipped with arms, a camera and AI. It never loses.
   1. Made by Taiwanese Company called ITRI
   2. Maximizes obscure words with high letter values
6. No one wanted to buy scrabble
   1. When Butts was trying to sell the game he couldn’t find a manufacturer that wanted to pick it up
   2. It got bought and sold a few times until finally it got acquired by hasbro games
   3. The first company to mass produce it only printed a few hundred sets for the first run
7. The game hasn’t changed since it was invented
   1. There are different ways to play now like
   2. Ecological (you can replace and reuse the black tile)
   3. Speed scrabble which is just like how it sounds
   4. Or Tag Team where you have a partner and you take turns
8. During Scrabble tournaments they use non-standard pieces
   1. They are the same letters, but they are not engraved
   2. People used to feel the pieces in the bag to pick good letters
9. The best word to play is OXYPHENBUTAZONE
   1. If you play this in the right spot you can get 1782 points
   2. You would hit 3 triple words and get 7 downward crosswords
10. Even the iphone app is extremely popular
    1. According to the iphone app store
    2. Its in the top 25 most popular games in the country

April 10, 2020 - 10 Facts About Golf

Here are 10 green jacket facts about golf that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1.  Golf balls were originally made of feathers
   1. They were made with chicken or goose feathers
   2. Wrapped in leather
   3. They would cost between $10-20
2. Golfers used to tee-off on piles of sand
   1. Before tees were invented it was common practice to make a little mound of sand to tee off on
   2. They would make them by hand
   3. This started to switch over when the tee began getting popular in the 1920’s 
3. Woodrow Wilson loved golf
   1. He would play rain or shine
   2. He would even play in the snow
   3. He had black golf balls for when it was snowing
4.  In the golfing movie Happy Gilmore Bob Barker really gets in a fight on the golf course
   1. There is an amazing scene where Happy and bob barker are golfing together and they start to argue
   2. They eventually start to fight and bob barker did all the fighting in that scene
   3. He was his own stunt man
   4. He studied martial arts under chuck norris 
5.  Bill Murray improvised his cinderella story speech in caddyshack
   1. He did it all in 1 uninterrupted take
   2. It lasts about 1:20
6. St Andrews Golf Course was established in 1552.
   1. Old course considered oldest in the world.
7. Tiger Woods got his first while in one at 8 years old. 
8. Longest whole is one in history made on a 517 yard par 5 hole. 
   1. 2002
   2. Mike Crean in Denver, CO
   3. So rare only a few are known in the history of golf. 
9. The most famous left-handed golfer is actually right-handed!
   1. , Phil Mickelson 
   2. mirrored his father
   3. never used right-handed clubs in his entire career.
10. An astronaut  played golf on the moon! 
    1. Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr
    2. Apollo 14
    3. Feb 1971
    4. He used a 6 iron 

April 09, 2020 - 10 Facts About Name Changes

Here are 10 identifying facts about name changes that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. A woman name Karin Robertson changed her name to goveg.com. 
   1. 23 year old
   2. Norfolk Virginia 
   3. Raises awareness for vegetarianism 
2. A man named Andrew Wilson changed his name to “They” 
   1. They did this
   2. They did that 
   3. Whole new meaning 
3. A Vietnamese man named his 5th kid after the fine he received for having him: “Fined Six Thousand and Five Hundred."
   1. Son kept getting teased In School and wanted to change it. 
   2. New name translates to Golden Dragon
4. An English l Mechanic named Steve Bolton changed his name to Buzz Lightyear
   1. Apparently he joked his girlfriend would love saying she’s going out with buzz light year. 
5. 23 year old named Tyler Gold changed his name to Tyrannosaurus Rex. 
   1. T- Rex for Short 
   2. As an entrepreneur, name recognition is important and the new name is more recognizable."
6. Elton John was originally Reginald Kenneth Dwight
   1. When he started to make a name for himself… literally and figuratively
   2. He didn’t like the name Reg
   3. He had  "unhappy memories" with that name
   4. Not just a stage name
   5. He legally changed it in 1972.
7. Peter Gene Hernandez is better known as Bruno Mars
   1. Record labels were trying to make him the next Enrique Iglesias
   2. He wanted to stop that kind of stereotyping on himself
   3. So he tried to come up with a name that sounded like it was from another planet
   4. Thats why he is bruno mars
8. Nick Cage is related to the Godfather’s director Francis Ford Coppola
   1. He was born Nicolas Kim Coppola
   2. He didn’t want people to associate him with his uncle francis ford coppola
   3. He changed it to Cage because he loved the comic book, Luke Cage
9. Iggy Azalea changed her name from Amethyst Amelia Kelly
   1. Her name is the classic stripper name concept
   2. The name of her dog + the street she grew up on
   3. She originally used Iggy because when she was younger she was bit by a snake, and her dog ended killing the snake and getting paralyized in the process
   4. He ended up getting anti-venom and went back to normal
   5. She bought a necklace in his honor that said iggy and everyone just kind of thought that was her name
   6. Then she needed a last name and picked Azalea
10. Jamie Foxx changed his name to sound more feminine
    1. His real name is Eric Marlon Bishop
    2. When he was doing stand-up it was so hard to get on stage
    3. Every night about 100 guys would sign-up to go on stage
    4. Only a couple girls would sign up and they would usually all get to go
    5. He came up with Tracey Brown and Jamie Foxx
    6. Jamie Foxx got a standing ovation so it stuck

Today is National Empanada day.

Here are 10 deep fried facts about empanadas that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1.  They used to be made with bread dough
   1. Now they are usually made with pastry dough
2.  Afghanistan has a variant of empanadas called bolanis
   1. They are usually stuffed with spinach or potatoes
   2. They are eaten during the evenings of ramadan 
3.  There are a wide variety of fillings for empanadas
   1. Obvious ones are meats and vegetables
   2. Sometimes fruits or other sweet foods
4.  In cuba they are usually just a snack
   1. Sometimes they will be a side dish
   2. Usually they are just something to eat between meals
5.  Empanadas were brought to the Philippines and latin america by early spanish colonists
6. They originated in northwest Spain, in a region called Galicia. 
7. They have been around for half a millennium. They date back to the 1520’s. 
8. Jamaica’s call them Jamaican patties instead and they are stuffed with seasoned ground beef. 
9. In Spanish “Pan”means bread. Empanar is a verb that means “to bread”. Empanada means “breaded”. 
10. The first empanada in the US was supposedly served at Taco Bell.

Today is National Beer Day.

Here are 10 hoppy facts about beer that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. Many civilizations of medieval times relied heavily on beer as the safest available drink since water quality was normally poor. 
2. In 1983, 49 licensed breweries existed in the U.S. By 2017, it was 8,863.
3. Drinking a ÿard of ale” is a traditional coming-of-age ceremony in Britain. One must drink 3 pints without stopping from a yard long glass. 
4. Women did the majority of brewing in ancient Egypt. 
5. In 2001, some Belgian elementary schools served low-alcohol beer to school children at lunch. 
6. The guiness book of world records was made to help settle bar arguments
   1. Hugh Beaver the Managing Director of the Guinness Brewery in Dublin
   2. People would drink beer and argue about random facts “the tallest man was 13 ft” and Hugh wanted to have a definitive answer for these arguments
7. An Austrian brewery has a swimming pool full of beer
   1. You can go for a swim there
   2. Its called Schloss Starkenberger brewery and its in Tarrentz, Austria.
   3. It’s said to promote healthy skin
8. The melody of star spangled banner is based on an old english drinking song
   1. To Anacreon in Heaven
9. When a Danish physicist won the nobel prize he got a lifetime supply of beer
   1. Niels Bohr
   2. The carlsberg brewing company gave him a house and a direct pipeline of beer from the brewery
   3. It went in his house and he could drink as much as he wanted for life
10. A cloud near the constellation Aquila contains enough ethyl alcohol to fill 400 trillion trillion pints of beer
    1. Thats enough beer to supply the entire world for over a quadrillion years

Bonus:

1. Ancient Egyptians used beer for a wide variety of purposes, including as an enema and douche.
2. Beer is the third-most popular drink on Earth, after water and tea.
3. Beer is as old as human history. Beer brewing and drinking predate written language.

Today is National Siamese Cat day.

Here are 10 purrtastic facts about Siamese cats that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. They are extremely intelligent
   1. You can train them to play fetch, to walk on a leash, give high fives, and even use the toilet
   2. If they are left alone they will also explore and teach themselves how to open cabinets and turn on faucets 
2. They are very social cats
   1. They love people and bond with their humans
   2. They get along very well with other cats and also kids
   3. They get depressed if they are isolated which is why they are usually adopted in pairs
3. They were once thought to be royalty
   1. When a member of the siamese royal family died they believed their soul would go into one of these cats
   2. That cat would live its whole life in the temple 
   3. Literally being treated like roalty
4. Unlike other cats, they have a hard time seeing in the dark
   1. Its because of their blue eyes
   2. They are missing a layer of tissue in their eyes that reflect
5. In Thailand, Siamese cats are called Moon Diamond
   1. wichien-matt
6. Siamese Cats used to have crossed eyes and crooked tails.
   1. According to legend, a Siamese cat was tasked with guarding a golden goblet for a king. It stared at the goblet for so long its eyes crossed and it latched the cup so hard it’s tail kinked. 
7. Siamese Cats have temperature sensitive tips. 
   1. Temperature sensitive enzyme
   2. Causes development of color on the cooler parts of its body (paws, ears, facial features).
   3. Pale on the warmer parts (torso).
8. Siamese used to be the worlds fattest cat.
   1. Her name was “Katy”.
   2. 50 lbs (more than the average 6 year old human)
9. One Siamese cat gave birth to 19 kittens!
   1. That’s a lot. 
   2. Still recognized as world's largest litter of domestic cats. 
10. Siamese cats caught the Russians spying on a Dutch Embasy. 
    1. Dutch Ambassador Henri Held had 2 Saimese cats
    2. They were alseep but woke up suddenly and arched there backs and clawed at the wall. 
    3. Help figured they heard a noise that human ears don’t pick up. 
    4. Found 30 tiny microphones in the wall. 
    5. He didn’t protest espionage, he actually decided to use it to his advantage and began complaining about delays in repairs and packages. All were resolved within 24 hours.

April 03, 2020 - 10 Facts About Film Scores.

Today is National Film Score day. 

Here are 10 intense facts about film scores that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. It’s said that film scores weren’t originally artistic, they were needed to drown the noise made by the projector.
   1. In those times,  there were no sound-absorbent walls between the projection machine and the auditorium.
2. Up until 1929, many film scores were performed live by real musicians
   1. either a pianist improvises to the film or a small ensemble of musicians performs a classical piece
   2. During silent film
3. Many scores are reused.
   1. Nino Rota was eliminated from Oscar competition, because he had used the "Theme from THE GODFATHER" in a previous score.
4. Hans Zimmer claimed to have heard an important musical segment from The Dark Knight Rises (2012) in a dream.
   1. “I dreamt that whole sort of insane Bane opus. And, so I wrote it out, and went to Warner Brothers and said 'You know, I had this idea, and I don’t know if it’s going to work,'”
5. Max Steiner, “The Father of Film Music” Steiner made first use of leitmotif (late motif) in 1933 score for King Kong.
   1. A Late Motif is a recurrent piece of music associated with a particular person, idea, or situation.
   2. Probably the best known leitmotif in film is John Williams' shark leitmotif in Jaws.
6. JAWS, Star Wars, and Harry Potter were all composed by the same composer:
   1. John Williams
   2. He also composed E.T., Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, and Superman (81)
7. The Imperial March wasn’t originally in Star Wars
   1. Darth Vader's Theme
   2. wasn't actually written until the second film
   3. You won’t hear it in a New Hope
8. The soundtrack to the Exorcist contains the sounds of angry bees
   1. It was an attempt to make the sound track scarier
   2. The buzzing of bees triggers an innate fear response in most people
   3. They also included ominous industrial sounds
9. The famous murder scene for Psycho was originally planned to be without music
   1. Made by Bernard Herrmann
   2. Is now known as the definitive sound of horror music
10. The score for Braveheart did not have any bagpi pes
    1. They are actually Irish Uillean Pipes (ill in)
    2. The main player of these pipes was also featured in the titanic soundtrack

Here are 10 spicy facts about burritos that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. Burrito means “little donkey”
   1. No one knows why but some common theories:
      1. They look like donkey ears
      2. They were sold out of a donkey cart
      3. They look like the bedrolls that donkeys carry on their backs
2. Burritos Aren’t a Traditional Dish in Southern Mexico
   1. They started in Northern Mexico
   2. Because wheat only grows in the north
3. They’re not called burritos in central mexico
   1. They are called “Tacos de Harina” or flour tacos
   2. Not very popular in mexico
   3. Very Popular with Americans
4. A Chimichanga is a deep fried burrito
   1. Definitely not popular in mexico
   2. You can buy them in some touristy places in mexico
   3. Much more popular in the US
   4. Like burritos you can pretty much fill it with anything
5. “Burrito” is a generic term
   1. There are multiple types of burritos:
      1. Mission Burritos - Chipotle, Moes
      2. “Burrito Suizo” Smothered Burrito, or Wet Burrito  - usually in sit-down restaurants, covered in sauce, and usually baked
6. Sushi Burritos are on the rise
   1. Gaining in popularity
   2. Much healthier than the mexican counterpart
   3. It's basically a big sushi roll
7. A group of people pranked the world with a burrito
   1. They got a justin bieber look alike
   2. Sat him on a bench
   3. He ate a burrito sideways, like not from the top
8. The mission style burrito was invented in San Francisco
   1. From the mission district in san francisco
   2. Most popular style of burrito in the US
9. Burritos first came to the US officially in the 1930’s
   1. They were first added to the menu at El Cholo Spanish Café in Los Angeles
10. The record for fastest burrito eaten was 44 seconds
    1. Leah Shutkever
    2. From Birmingham, UK
    3. Set in May of 2019

April 1, 2020 - 10 Facts About April Fools.

Today is April Fool’s day. 

Here are 10 facts about April Fools that you didn’t know, that you actually needed to know:

April Fools.

1. Scottish Celebrate April Fool’s for 2 days. 
2. 32 percent of workers say they have either initiated or been on the receiving end of an April Fools' Day prank 
3. Apparently Spaghetti Grows on trees
   1. In 1957 the BBC broadcasted a movie where Swiss Farmers had trees filled with spaghetti
   2. The farmers were picking the trees
   3. They next day the BBC was flooded with requests to buy a spaghetti plant
   4. They got so many requests that they needed to make a public statement that it was a hoax/prank 
4. Taco Bell claimed it bought the liberty bell and was renaming it thee taco liberty bell. 1996
5. April Fools Day used to be New Years
   1. It started when we moved over to the Gregorian calendar
   2. New Years was switched from April 1st to January 1st
   3. People who would celebrate on April 1st still were being foolish
6. It also has ties to Rome’s Laughing Day
   1. Roman Laughing Day is a day where people just joke around
   2. Usually telling jokes, and less tricking
   3. Meant to celebrate the Vernal Equinox
7. In some countries April fools day is April Fish Day
   1. People try to stick a little paper fish on your back without you noticing
   2. Kind of like a kick me sign 
   3. Italy, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, and French-speaking areas of Switzerland 
   4. Also in france people would publish stories in the news papers that would incorporate a fish as a prank
8. Ireland “sends the fool further”
   1. Its a prank where you give someone a sealed envelop thats very important
   2. You ask them to deliver it to a very important person
   3. That person opens the envelop puts the letter back, and sends the messenger to give it to someone again
   4. The letter just says “send the fool further”
9. Pokemon GO was started as an April Fools Joke
   1. In 2014 Google Maps and Pokemon released a video stating there would be an AR real world pokemon game
   2. It got so much hype that Nintendo actually looked for partners to make the game
   3. They ended up going with Niantic because of Ingres
   4. PoGo is the 6th highest grossing mobile game at $4.7M a year all from a joke
10. In many spanish-speaking countries and the Philippines they celebrate in December
    1. Its called “Holy Innocents day”
    2. Usually december 27, 28, or 29th
    3. They celebrate this is Syria too, but on January 10th

Bonus Fact:

1. This may be the first year that New York doesn’t release an April fools day parade press release.

Today is National Crayon day. 

Here are 10 colorful facts about crayons that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. Crayons used to be scented
   1. Brown used to smell like chocolate
   2. Red was cherry
   3. Black was licorice
   4. This was all the way up to 1995
   5. Parents were worried that their kids would eat them
2. Crayola makes 3 Billion crayons a year
   1. That’s enough to circle the earth 6 times
   2. Of those 3 billion, blue is the most popular color
   3. 226 Billion have been produced to date
3. They used to be sold door-to-door
   1. This was in 1903
   2. They were an 8-count box
   3. They costed nickel at that time
   4. Inflation makes that worth about $1.50 today
4. The average American kid will wear down 720 crayons by his/her 10th birthday
   1. Kids also spend an average of 28 minutes coloring everyday
5. One of their top crayon makers was colorblind
   1. He worked for them for 37 years
   2. He retired in 1990
   3. He help produce 1.4Billion crayons
6. Crayola has over 100 colors
   1. Currently 120 colors you can buy today
   2. There are actually more though, because there were some special editions
   3. Oprah's “the color purple”
7. The left-over stubs of crayons have a name
   1. They are called “leftolas”
   2. Left over crayolas 
8. The largest crayon in the world weighs 1,500 lbs
   1. Its 16 ft long
   2. Its blue
   3. They melted a bunch of little crayons to make it
9. There used to be a booger scented crayon
   1. It was called booger buster
   2. It was made to appeal to fans of garbage pail kids
10. Crayons are one for the most recognizable scents
    1. Yale conducted a study to find the 20 most recognizable scents
    2. Crayons came in at 18th
    3. Coffee was number 1

Today is National Virtual Vacation day. 

Here are 10 cyber facts about virtual vacations that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. You can go to a national park
   1. Google Earth you can actually “walk” through the parks and their trails and see all the big spots.
   2. According to USnews.com these are the top 5 parks, and they are all on google earth:
      1. Yellowstone
      2. Yosemite
      3. Glacier
      4. Grand Canyon
      5. Zion
2. You can take a trip to the Zoo
   1. Pandas, elephants, Penguins, Polar bears, koalas, giraffes, tigers
   2. Sharks, stingrays, otters, sea turtles
   3. Some of the best zoos and aquariums in the country have live streams of their exhibits:
      1. San Diego Zoo
      2. Monterey Bay Aquarium
      3. Smithsonian’s National Zoo
      4. Houston Zoo
      5. Atlanta Zoo
3. You can check out a museum
   1. You can get virtual tours of amazing museums around the world
      1. Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
      2. The Guggenheim Museum
      3. ‘Travel’ to Japan and check out the Tokyo National Museum
      4. The Louvre
      5. Museum of Modern Art
4. You can go see a stage show
   1. BroadwayHD.com
      1. This one is a subscription service, but there is a 7-day free trial
   2. Metropolitan Opera
      1. Thanks to donors, this one is free
      2. A different live show every night, and the show’s available for 24 hours until the next one is released
      3. On Roku, AppleTV, amazon devices, samsung smart tvs
5. You can take a family vacation to Disney
   1. Youtube channel “Virtual Disney World”
   2. 360° videos of all the Disney World Rides
   3. It came out a couple years ago so it even includes some older rides that have closed 
      1. The great movie ride
   4. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYyJUEtYv-ZW7BgjhP3UbTg
6. You can go to Rome
   1. On the Colosseum’s website you can take tours of:
      1. The colosseum
      2. The Roman Forum
      3. The Pantheon
      4. https://www.il-colosseo.it/
7. You can visit NASA
   1. Langley Research Center and Glenn Research center are offering free online tours.
   2. If you download the Space Center Houston’s app, you can even interact with some experiences in AR
   3. https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-at-home-virtual-tours-and-augmented-reality
8. Explore Machu Picchu in Peru
   1. They have 360° views of the Inca settlement ruins
   2. There is a narrating tour guide you can choose to listen to
   3. You can check out all the popular viewing sites
   4. https://www.youvisit.com/tour/machupicchu?pl=f
9. You can get a VR tour or Tokyo
   1. https://youtu.be/OR_Y7vj66PU
   2. You can either use a headset and get 360° views or
   3. You can watch in 2D, which is still pretty cool
10. You can go to Mars
    1. Google and NASA partnered to collect photos from the Curiosity Rover
    2. They modeled a replica of the Martian surface, and you can explore Mars in 360°
    3. https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/#

Today is Quentin Tarantino’s birthday. 

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Here are 10 inglorious facts and pulp non-fictions  about Quentin Tarantino that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. He dropped out of high school at 16. His mom forced him to get a job, so he got one… at an adult video theater.
2. He made cards for his mom every Mother’s Day but they had a twist. They always contained a story where she died.
3. He hates product placement in films, so he creates his own brands for his movies.
4. He wrote the scripts for True Romance and Natural Born Killers as a clerk at Video Archives.
5. You'd  most likely never catch him watching Netflix. He sees it as thoughtless scrolling.
6. Tarantino wrote the script True Romance and sold it for $50,000.
7. He used the True Romance money to make Reservoir dogs.
8. He was named after Burt Reynolds… kind of. (Quint Asper from Gunsmoke)
9. His movies take place in his “realer-than-real” universe.
10. He’s vowed to retire from movies after 10 feature films.

Today is National Spinach day. 

Here are 10 vitamin packed facts about spinach that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. Popeye is responsible for a 33% spike in spinach sales during the Great Depression
2. Spinach was used to paint green in medieval times.  
3. Spinach is related to beets.
4. Spinach has more potassium than bananas
5. Spinach can stop Explosions
6. We all know cucumbers are mostly water, but so is spinach.
7. Spinach has high levels of oxalate which makes it hard for your body to absorb Iron.
8. Unlike most veggies, cooked spinach is more nutritious than raw. 
9. During WW1 wine was infused with spinach juice to stop soldiers who were hemorrhaging blood. 

Today is International Waffle Day. 

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Here are 10 fluffy facts about waffles that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. The precursor to the first waffles didn’t look or taste anything like the ones we are used to. They were originally invented by the ancient greeks.
2. Catholic Church sold early version of waffles in Middle Ages at religious fairs and festivals.
3. Thomas Stackbeck created the first commercial electric waffle iron in 1911.
4. Ice cream cones were invented when a Missouri Ice cream vendor ran out of cups. They are just folded waffles.
5. The rectangular grid came as a way to cook less batter over a greater surface area.
6. Waffles inspired the first pair of Nike Shoes.
7. The Eggo Brand started as a mayo company.
8. When they first went to market, Eggos were called Froffles.
9. The first waffle iron in America was brought by Thomas Jefferson.
10. There are 2 waffle days, National Waffle Day August 24th, International Waffle Day March 25th.

Here are 10 cheesy facts about cheesesteak that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. The Philadelphia Eagles set the record for longest sandwich.
2. A ‘philly taco’ is a Cheesesteak wrapped in a slice of pizza.
3. The first cheesesteaks were sold out of a hotdog stand.
4. There is a secret to cutting cheesesteak meat so thin - its frozen.
5. All Cheez wiz is not created equally.
6. The first cheesesteaks didn’t have cheese.
7. The first cheese that was added to the cheesesteak was provolone not cheese wiz.
8. A restaurant in Philly sells a $120 chew steak. It’s the most expensive in the world.
9. Rumors started spreading that Pats was using horse meat in their sandwiches. Pat said he would offer $10,000 to anyone that could prove it.
10. Geno’s electric bill is $5000 a month.

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Here are 10 puppy-licious facts about puppies that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. Puppies are born blind and deaf. 
2. Baby Dalmatians are born without any spots. 
3. The word pup is can be used for young sharks, giraffes, guinea pigs and rats. 
4. Puppys have baby teeth just like humans and they lose them between 4-7 months. 
5. Your dog can smell your feelings including fear and nervousness. They can also detect if you are pregnant or sick.
6. Some puppies are born green. 
7. Puppies like ‘baby talk’ more than ‘normal talk’
8. Looking at puppies can make you more productive.
9. Puppies can be identical twins.
10. Dogs actually CAN see colors.

March 20, 2020 - 10 Facts About Ravioli.

Today is National Ravioli Day. 

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Here are 10 saucy facts about ravioli that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. Ravioli literally means “to wrap”.
2. Ravioli's are considered dumplings
3. Ravioli's are usually made at home.
4. There is a starfish that looks just like ravioli.
5. 87% of Americans love ravioli's.
6. The first mentions of Ravioli was in the 14th century.
7. Canned ravioli was pioneered by the Italian Army in the First World War
   1. Chef Boyardee in the US in 1930’s
8. Italian tradition is to serve vegetarian ravioli, particularly on Fridays.
   1. Meat is served as a side or later in the meal.
9. The longest Ravioli in history was made in Russia in 2013 at it measured 96 feet long.
10. Deep Fried Raviolis were invented in the US.
    1. St Louis to be Specific.

Bonus Fact: 

• Saturn inner moons look like ravioli

March 19, 2020 - 10 Facts About Spring

Today is the first day of Spring.

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Here are 10 Blooming Facts About Spring that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. Baby birds learn to sing during spring.
2. Alaska and Hawaii don’t “Spring” their clocks forward like the rest of the US.
3. Before Spring was called Spring, it was called "Lent" in Old English.
4. The first day of spring at the North Pole marks the start of six months of uninterrupted daylight. At the South Pole it marks six months of uninterrupted darkness.
5. According to the National Association of Realtors, spring is the most popular season to sell/buy a house.
6. Spring starts at different times
   1. Astronomical calendar 3/20(19)
   2. Meteorologists
   3. Phenological when flowering starts
   4. Nothing to do with what a groundhog says
7. According to legend, Punxsutawney Phil is the only Phil. All other groundhogs are imposters.
8. Your sense of smell changes during spring because of the moisture in the air.
9. You’re safer in spring, there's a 7% drop in robberies.
10. Research shows Spring makes people more creative.

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Today is National Awkward Moments Day. Here are 10 cringeworthy facts about awkward moments that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. Awkward means back-handed in Latin.
2. Awkward moments have an evolutionary purpose. They help us avoid social exile.
3. People will do things out the the norm to avoid awkwardness.
4. It takes exactly 4 seconds of silence for things to get awkward.
5. Blushing when something is awkward is due to the body's natural fight-or-flight reaction.

Top 5 Awkward Moments

1. Sacha Baron Cohen Spills ashes on Ryan Seacrest.
   • Sacha is dressed as "The Dictator" for his movie.
   • He spills a pot of 'Kim Jong Il's ashes all over Ryan.
   • His suit is described and he gets escorted away
2. Kanye West stole Taylor Swift's mic during her acceptance speech.
   • Imma let you finish meme's are born
   • He implied that Beyoncé should have won.
   • He was asked to leave afterwards and Beyoncé cried with her dad and mentioned she didn’t know it was going to happen.
3. John Travolta awarded "I dill a duzzy" an Oscar instead of Idina Menzel.
   • When questioned he said they changed her name to phonetic and when he tried to sound it out he blew it on live tv.
   • We just can't "Let it go".
4. Steve Harvey awarded the crown to the wrong contestant and it took him too long to fix it.
   • He announces its miss Columbia. They give her the new ribbon and the flowers. She even gets the crown.
   • It goes on for at least a 2 minute. Crowd cheering and all.
   • Steve comes out to say he made a mistake. First runner up is Columbia. Miss universe is miss Philippines.
5. La La Land was awarded Moon Light's Oscar.
   • Along the same line, the oscars awarded la la land best picture.
   • Then they awarded it to moon light.
   • Jimmy Kimmel jokingly blamed it on Steve Harvey. 
      

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Today is St. Patrick’s day. Here are 10 Lucky Facts About St. Patrick’s Day that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. St Patrick’s Color is actually blue
2. His real name isn’t Patrick. It’s Maewyn Succat
3. Clovers are 1 in 5,000
4. It used to be a “dry holiday” in Ireland from 1903-1970
5. The shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade is 98 feet. It’s in Hot Springs, AR.
6. More Irish People in the US than Ireland. 33 million in America & 5.1 million in Ireland 
7. St. Patrick wasn’t Irish. He came from a wealthy British family. 
8. St. Patrick didn’t rid Ireland of snakes. Ireland never had snakes. it’s too cold.  
9. There are no female leprechauns
10. Chicago’s dyes its river green for St. Paddy’s day. They’ve done this since 1962.

Today is national Panda Day. Here are 10 Black and White Facts About Pandas that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. Pandas don’t hibernate like other bears
2. They have the teeth of a carnivore but don’t eat meat
3. Pandas have 6 fingers
4. Pandas are born pink
5. You can hang out with a panda in AR.
6. They eat 14-16 hours a day
7. Grown pandas need 20-40lbs of bamboo per day
8. They will sleep anywhere
9. They are loners
10. A group of pandas is an embarrassment

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Facts:

1. Humans are the only animals that purposefully delay sleep.
2. If it takes you less than 5 minutes to fall asleep, you’re probably sleep deprived.
3. Sea otters hold hands when they sleep.
4. In the 17th century people slept in 2 shifts.
5. 75% of people dream in color.
6. Whales and dolphins literally fall half-asleep.
7. Babies steal 1,055 hours from their parents.
8. It's common for the deaf to sign in their sleep.
9. Going for 16 hours without sleep is like having a blood alcohol level of .05%.
10. Studies show that people who sleep between 6.5 hr. and 7.5 hr. a night, live the longest.

Bonus:

1. Blind people often struggle with sleep because they have no perception of light. Their circadian rhythm (internal clock) lacks the ability to match up a night and day cycle.
2. Ever fall asleep and wake up with a sudden jolt seconds later. That action is called a myoclonic jerk.
3. Somniphobia is the fear of sleep.

March 11th, 2020 - 10 Courageous Facts About Girl Scouts

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Today is National Girl Scout Day. The Girl Scouts began on this day 108 years ago (in 1912), so here are 10 Facts About Girl Scouts that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. Fifty-nine million American women alive today participated in Girl Scouts growing up.
2. Each season, Girl Scouts sell 200 million cookies and make about $800 million dollars.
3. Thin mints are the most popular Girl Scout cookie.
4. Girl Scout cookies were originally baked at home based on a shared recipe.
5. During World War II, sugar, flour, and butter shortages led Girl Scouts to sell calendars as an alternative to raise money for activities.
6. It was originally called the Girl Guides of America
7. The Girl Scout cookie program is the largest girl-led business in the world
8. Almost all Female US Astronauts are Girl Scouts.
9. Girl Scouts started selling cookies in 1917.
10. There are 2 different bakers of Girl Scout cookies.

Bonus Facts:

1. Girl Scouts was started in hopes to break stereotypes.
2. The Girl Scouts were a major asset during both World Wars And The Great Depression

March 11th, 2020 - 10 Powerful Facts About Tools

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Today is National Worship of Tools Day. Tools have literally built the world we live in, so here are 10 Powerful Facts About Tools that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:

1. A nail-gun shoots nails at 1400 feet per second
2. The first power tool was invented in 1895
3. Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker made a drill based off a Colt .45 automatic pistol
4. The first jigsaw was just an modified sewing machine
5. SawStop makes a flesh-detecting table saw
6. The portable saw was invented to cut sugar cane not wood. 
7. The first "power" tool ran off of water. It was a lathe powered by a water wheel. 
8. The earliest known tools were found in Kenya in 2011 and 2012. They were 3.3 million years old. <3
9. The oldest tools ever found weren’t made by humans. They were made 700000 years before Homo Genius emerged. The earliest Human tools date back to 2.6 million years. 
10. Ancient Romans made hammers and Planes. Ancient Egyptians made saws and squares.  

Today is National Mario Day.

1. The original Mario/Donkey Kong game was supposed to be about Popeye.
2. The original game was made with only 2 programmers
3. His signature headwear was used because the animators had trouble animating his hair.
   1. His moustache was also made because his mouth was hard to see in 8-bits
4. In the original game the clouds and the bushes are the same design.
5. Nintendo owns the rights to “It’s on like Donkey Kong”.
6. Mario wasn’t always called Mario. Jumpman and Mr. Video were other names he went by first.
7. Mario was originally a bad guy. Mario originally mistreated his pet (Donkey Kong) and it caused him to kidnap Mario’s girlfriend, peach.
8. Mario used to be involved with a woman named Lady before Princess Peach, and Princess Peach was originally Princess Toadstool.
9. Mario is more than just a plumber. He’s been an archaeologist, a physician and a golfer.
10. In the video games, Mario hits the bricks with his fist not his head.

Bonus Facts:

1. There was an amazingly horrible movie in the 90s about Mario and his brother Luigi.
2. The original Mario theme song has lyrics.

Notes:

The Super Mario Movie had a huge budget of $48,000,000

Ice Cube and Ice T have a song together called “Trespass”

Today is National Barbie Day.

1. Everyone knows that Barbie’s boyfriend is Ken. But in real life. Ken is actually based on Barbie’s younger brother.
2. Barbie went to space in 1965 - 4 years before Buzz and Neil.
3. Barbie was co-designed by a missile engineer named Jack Ryan.
4. Barbie has run for president six times.
5. Barbie is from Wisconsin, not Malibu.
6. The most expensive Barbie sold for more than $300,000.
7. A Barbie doll is sold every three seconds.
8. Barbie is named after matel co-founders daughter Barbara.
9. Barbie is largely credited as having the first commercial aimed at kids.
10. A Siri-like Barbie, named “Hello Barbie” was once accused of spying on her owners.

Bonus Facts:

1. Over the years, Barbie has had over 200 careers and 40 different pets.
2. Barbie helped kick start Mila Kunis’ career.

Today is National Oreo Day.

1. “Double” Stuf Oreos are a lie. They are actually 1.86 times more stuf-ed than a regular oreo.
2. More than 123,000 tons of Oreo creme is made each year.
3. It takes 59 minutes to make a single Oreo.
4. Sugar and Fat contents make them as addictive as cocaine.
5. An artist uses a toothpick to make tiny pieces of artwork on Golden Oreos. She uses novelty Oreo cookies from over the years for color.
6. 500 Billion Oreos have been sold. That’s enough to give every person in the world 66 cookies or wrap them around the earth 381 times.
7. Oreos weren’t the original cookies and creme treat. “Hydrox” was and it went to market 4 years earlier.
8. They are accidentally vegan.
9. They were originally sold by weight, not by the package.
10. Kraft foods surveyed 2000 people and found that dunkers tend to be energetic, adventurous, and social; twisters are sensitive, emotional, artistic, and trendy; and biters are easy-going, self-confident, and optimistic.

Important links:

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Oreo Soaking for 3 Minutes: https://youtu.be/fv2DThmPcmY