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Post by MidnightSun on Apr 1, 2022 2:53:00 GMT -5
White Eggs Are as Healthy as Brown Eggs. You might think that since brown eggs tend to cost more, they surely have more nutrients, less fat, or something having to do with health. After all, brown, whole-wheat bread is better for you than white bread. In fact, the color of the shell says nothing about the contents' nutrition, quality, or flavor. Brown eggs cost more because the hens that lay them are larger and require more feed, thereby costing more to raise. The cost gets passed on to the consumer.
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Post by BillG on Apr 1, 2022 5:11:17 GMT -5
Who Knew??? April 1st is "National Sourdough Bread Day".
 
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Post by soutxed on Apr 1, 2022 8:01:05 GMT -5
April 1, 1972, the first Major League Baseball players’ strike began; it lasted 12 days. Twenty years later, on April 1, 1992, the National Hockey League Players’ Association went on its first-ever strike, which lasted 10 days.
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Post by MidnightSun on Apr 1, 2022 23:20:11 GMT -5
IKEA Product Names Follow a Pattern. Statistically speaking, it's likely that you own at least one piece of IKEA furniture, and if you bought and assembled it yourself, you'll know that their products all have names, not numbers. IKEA's founder is dyslexic and wanted people to easily identify various models of things, so beds are named after places in Norway, sofas are named after towns in Sweden, kitchen tables are places of interest in Finland, chairs are given male first names, and so on. That way, you'll always remember your first Rönnskär.
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Post by BillG on Apr 2, 2022 3:46:30 GMT -5
Who Knew??? April 2nd is "National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day".
 
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Post by johnmori on Apr 2, 2022 6:56:44 GMT -5
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April 2, 1973
Launch of the LexisNexis computerized legal research service.
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Post by soutxed on Apr 2, 2022 8:36:20 GMT -5
April 2, 1968 Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey receives its world premiere. Upon release, the epic about human evolution, technology, and extraterrestrial life polarized audiences and critics alike. Today, it is considered a classic in its genre.
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Post by sandipaws on Apr 2, 2022 12:57:52 GMT -5
Who Knew??? National Handmade Day on the first Saturday in April recognizes all those who put forth their creative talents into gifts warming the heart and leaving us awed.
Whether it’s baked goods, beauty products or woodcraft, quilts, toys, or artwork, those who create handmade gifts do so with an eye toward craftsmanship.
Some carry on traditions from one generation to the next, and others transfer skills learned in a trade, making it an art form.
From artisans to craftsmen, tinkerers, and those with eclectic style who create beautiful, functional works of art and scrumptious delights, each shares a bit of their passion.
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Post by MidnightSun on Apr 3, 2022 0:46:14 GMT -5
McDonald's Sells the Best Coca-Cola. Admittedly, this "fact" is a bit subjective, but it is true that there's a tangible difference when it comes to Mickey D's fountain version of the soda. Founder Ray Kroc sought out the Coca-Cola company in 1955 and has been partnering with them ever since. As a result, the proprietary Coca-Cola syrup that gets shipped in plastic bags to other retailers gets shipped in stainless steel containers to McDonald's. Many people think this makes for a fresher, tastier Coke.
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Post by johnmori on Apr 3, 2022 5:41:53 GMT -5
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April 3, 1966
Tom Seaver signs with the Mets for a reported $50,000 bonus.
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Post by soutxed on Apr 3, 2022 8:02:58 GMT -5
April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what turned out to be his final speech, telling a rally of striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, that “I’ve been to the mountaintop” and “seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land!” (About 20 hours later, King was felled by an assassin’s bullet at the Lorraine Motel.)
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Post by sandipaws on Apr 3, 2022 14:17:19 GMT -5
Who Knew???  From the Earth’s crust to deep into its core, we recognize Geologists Day on the first Sunday in April.
Geologists study the history, structure, and impact of other processes on the Earth. Their discoveries and research play an essential role in our daily lives. Geology blends well with other sciences such as chemistry and physics. In fact, they are necessary for agriculture, architecture, and weather prediction. |
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Post by MidnightSun on Apr 4, 2022 0:54:59 GMT -5
Snapple's 1001 "Real Facts" are Fact-Checked, but they're still sometimes wrong or absurdly ambiguous. In 2002, the manufacturers of Snapple began printing what they call "Real Facts" (quotation marks in the original) on the insides of their bottle caps. Though their president of marketing asserts that these factoids are "vigorously" checked and retired when no longer true (the average American definitely doesn't walk 18,000 steps a day anymore, for instance), mistakes slip through. Incidentally, the word "factoid" itself doesn't refer to a small fact, but rather an assumption that gets repeated so many times that people assume it's true — just like Snapple's "Real Facts."
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