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Did You Know Chickens Started Cow Appreciation Day?
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....
Did You Know Victorians Minced More Than Just Veggies?
Several years ago, three children stood around discussing how their parents reacted when they did something wrong. The first child said, “When I get in trouble, my dad said he’ll knock my teeth out.” The second child piped up, “My mother just cusses me.” The third one...
Did You Know “The Three Sisters” Are NOT My Siblings?
Have you ever come across something you’ve always heard about, but didn’t really know what it was? That happened to me not too long ago. Definition Recently, I was in the store browsing the canned vegetables section when the name on a can caught my attention....
Did You Know Not All Excuses for Missing Work, Work Everywhere?
As the saying goes, location is everything. That applies to some work excuses, too. Animals At least once every year, work took me to Alaska, where my corporate headquarters was located. I learned that Alaska and Texas are different in many ways. One of which...
Did You Know Following Instructions Can Sometimes Get You In Trouble?
As I researched last week’s Did You Know “Urban” Is More Than A Metropolitan Area?, I couldn’t help but remember a story Dad told about following instructions. Dad 1 – Teacher 0 One time when he was in Junior High, Dad’s whole class got in trouble. To punish...
Did You Know “Urban” Is More Than A Metropolitan Area?”
Coming from a family of teachers, it’s not unusual to hear my nieces tell funny stories about something their students did or said. School may be out for the summer, but the stories continue. The Word Recently, one of my nieces told me a story about a couple of...
Did You Know There Is More Than One Kind Of Rainbow?
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...
Did You Know Your Feet Have Their Own “Little Brain?”
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...
Did You Know This U.S. Street Has Survived Battles, Fires, Financial Panics, & Bombings?
Today, when someone says, “Wall Street,” they are usually referring to the U.S. financial markets. But “Wall Street” was an actual street first. So how did the street name become synonymous with the financial markets? The Tree In response to the country’s first...
Did You Know A Hummingbird’s Brain Is Its Most Important Physical Feature?
Since last week, we’ve seen hummingbirds more regularly at our feeder. Perfect timing—on their part—as this is the rest-of-the-story DYK about hummingbirds. Physical Traits Hummingbirds have extraordinary senses and incredible flight skills. But one of its most...