by B.L. Unkel | Jul 12, 2025 | Everything Else
The Beginning As I explored topics to use in a DYK, I came across National Cow Appreciation Day. Yep, you read that right. National Cow Appreciation Day. It’s celebrated annually on the second Tuesday in July. Created by Chik-Fil-A in 2004, it commemorated Heff R....
by B.L. Unkel | May 31, 2025 | Everything Else
When I was researching Fogbows for Did You Know a Ghost Rainbow Isn’t Just for Ghosts? I made several surprising discoveries about rainbows. I didn’t have room to share all my findings in that DYK, so I decided to write another one. Circular and Fogbow Rainbows...
by B.L. Unkel | May 24, 2025 | Everything Else
Recently, I had to buy a new pair of shoes. As I started researching, trying to decide what I wanted, I came across an interesting post about feet. That put me into research mode, and the results just begged to be featured in a DYK. The Foot Did you know a...
by B.L. Unkel | May 3, 2025 | Everything Else
A couple of weeks ago, Mom and I saw our first (and so far, only) hummingbird of the year. They’re such interesting little birds; I thought it would be fun to learn more about them. Who Are They The small birds we call hummingbirds all live in North, Central,...
by B.L. Unkel | Apr 12, 2025 | Everything Else
Recently a friend sent me photos she’d taken on a Galveston beach. The focal point was a white rainbow, shimmering in January’s late afternoon fog. Have you ever seen a white rainbow? I hadn’t. I’d never even heard of it. Rainbows We’ve all seen rainbows. Some...
by B.L. Unkel | Mar 8, 2025 | Everything Else
Have you ever seen a cloud shaped like an animal? What about a car or a potato with a face? If so, you’re not alone. The Phenomenon Seeing faces and familiar shapes in inanimate objects is a phenomenon called “pareidolia” (par·ei·do·lia). The word comes from...
