This is the sort of discovery that will make anyone in the audience under the age of 24 go, "Well, duh ( Read more... )

I return from an unexpected hiatus with a completely banal food post! Oh ( Read more... )

By weight (use a scale ( Read more... )

According to FAA guidelines, a pilot of an aircraft approaching or leaving an airport must use a five-letter heading that designates a particular waypoint. These designations are assigned more or less at random, but there's nothing that prevents the appropriate official from choosing a particular as-yet-unclaimed set for a particular approach. For ( Read more... )

A vague train of thought, inspired by Joshua Holden's comment on the last post, has led me to the knowledge that ticks do not have fingers. Thanks a lot, Josh ( Read more... )

According to Drs. Foster and Smith, notable purveyors of quality merchandise for pets and probably veterinarians, the proper technique for tick removal is as follows: Take a fine pair of tweezers, and gently but firmly grasp the tick just where the mouth parts enter the skin. Pull slowly and gently away from the skin. It may take some time, but the ( Read more... )

According to the Brahmajala Sutta, a part of the Buddhist canonical ( Read more... )

Oyster crackers. They're fairly ubiquitous, especially in New England. I've been eating them for years, especially in chowders and the like. Eventually, it occurred to me to wonder why they're called oyster crackers-- they're certainly not made from oysters, after all, the way oyster sauce is ( Read more... )

I tried stir-frying scallops for the first time last night. Bay scallops, the little ones, not the big real ones. I don't think those would stir-fry very well. But the little ones work really nicely in a stir-fry. Some pea pods, some mushrooms, a little teriyaki sauce, and Bob's your dinner. Definitely something to consider again if there's a good ( Read more... )

Cheetahs are apparently kind of finicky when it comes to breeding. Not breeding as in pedigree, but as in the actual act of mating. They're very skittish, and especially when they've been raised in captivity, they don't socialize very well with other cheetahs ( Read more... )