Oh, the beginning of July. What most of us know is how it was named. July is named after Julius Caesar. But what did people call it before old Julius came along? Well. Before 44 BC, the month was called Quintilis. That word meant the “fifth month” in the old Roman calendar. I like July […]

Your brain slightly shrinks during the day. From morning to night, your brain actually loses a small amount of volume due to fluid shifts. But here is the good thing. It “re-inflates” while you sleep. By evening, your brain may be a little droopy. By morning? Refluffed. Go take a nap. “”””””””” “Sleep is the

Words. I really like words. That is probably obvious by now. I like unusual words, old words, words nobody uses anymore. I also like games with words. Maybe because I like to get my brain moving. And I like a challenge. But all those words are made up of combinations from 26 letters. For English,

Cooking advice. We all have gotten cooking advice in our lives. And chances are, we’ve handed out some of that same advice. It seems to get passed down through families and friends. But how much of the cooking advice and tidbits are actually just crazy legends? You know how it starts. Somebody’s grandmother swore by

Here’s a shocker.Those Double Stuf Oreos? Those doubly-big Oreos at the grocery. Well. It turns out they are only 1.86 times as “stuf’ed” as classic Oreos. That stuffing was measured by a group of budding scientists. You still have to twist off the top and bottom, I say. I love crackers. Polly want a cracker?

It is June 27. June 27 is usually the 178th day of the year , leaving 187 days until the New Year. See what that is? The eight and the seven flip. They are two of my favorite numbers. Why was six afraid of seven?Because seven ate nine. 7.8.9. I’m cracking myself up now. Happy

A Party By Linda Stowe What makes a party a party? When we think about parties, we picture a group of people, special food, music, and decorations—and, of course, a reason to celebrate.One party is pretty much like another. If you’re hosting a kid’s birthday party, you might trade the music for games or other

Showers. I’m talking about the kind that we take. In the bathroom. Curious, isn’t it? How many of those “potty” rooms in our homes no longer contain an actual bath? So many people have replaced them with nice, big showers. And yet, we continue to call them “bathrooms.” I’ve never heard anyone say, “Excuse me