Strange But True: Strawberry Dots
By Lucie Winborne
The small dots on strawberries are known as “drupelets” and are not seeds, as often thought, but do contain seeds.
A dog named Chickie seemed like anything but man's best friend when she chewed up her owner's passport just days before his wedding in Italy. Fortunately, with a little help from local lawmakers as well as the community, a new one was issued in time for the nuptials to take place. As for Chickie, she was later given a mock "pupster passport"!
Culinary icon Ina Garten, aka the "Barefoot Contessa," was a nuclear policy analyst for the White House before embarking on a career in cookery.
A roll-on deodorant ball was the inspiration for Apple's first mouse prototype.
Despite their widely different climates, Alaska and Hawaii share a highest recorded temperature of 100 F.
Popular video game character Super Mario's original name was Jumpman. He was rechristened in honor of Mario Segale, Nintendo of America's landlord.
A 2016 study by Yale University found that people over the age of 50 who read books for more than three and a half hours per week had a 20% lower mortality risk over a 12-year period than nonbook readers.
Lachanophobia refers to the irrational fear of vegetables.
All the nearly 6,000 residents of Suloszowa village in Poland live along one 9-kilometer street.
While it's difficult to imagine anyone but Bruce Willis in the role of "Die Hard" hero John McClane, the part was originally offered to crooner Frank Sinatra, due to the film's technically being a sequel to "The Detective," in which Sinatra had played the lead.
To own a rabbit in Queensland, Australia, you must first prove you'll display it for an acceptable purpose.
Thought for the Day: "Don't go through life, grow through life." -Eric Butterworth
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