Strange But True: Oldest Known Photograph
By Lucie Winborne
More people from nudist colonies play volleyball than any other sport.
New York's Girl Scout Troop 6000, whose entire membership is homeless or living in shelters, has sold more than $1.6 million worth of Girl Scout cookies since 2017, earning not just national recognition, but money to benefit about 2,500 women and girls in more than 20 shelters throughout the greater New York area.
Competitive trash collecting is a sport in Japan.
Just in time for global warming, scientists have developed a paint that reflects the sun's rays, potentially reducing the need for air conditioning by up to 40%.
The oldest known photograph, taken by French photographer Nicephore Niepce in 1826, took eight hours to expose.
In 5th-century Greece, handshakes were done to make sure that the other person wasn't carrying a hidden weapon. The hand clasp proved that your hand was empty, and shaking it was meant to "shake out" any weapons hiding in the sleeve.
Farm-raised salmon are fed carotenoids to give their flesh its trademark pink color.
If a woodpecker goes too long without food, it will pin down other birds and peck at their heads until it can eat their brains.
Holy flipping flapjacks! In 2012, Brad Jolly of Australia set the Guinness World Record for the most tosses of a pancake, with an astonishing 140 flips a minute.
Thought for the Day: "Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come." -- Henri Nouwen
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