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Did You Know The “Montgomery Miracle” Wasn’t a Sports Play?
Summer has finally given way to Fall here in Southeast Texas. I must admit that weeks ago I began longing for Tennessee’s crisp autumn days and fall colors, as well as the many Living History and Heritage Day Festivals and cemetery walks scheduled each September and...
Did You Know Yawning Cools Down Your Brain?
Your strongest muscle and worst enemy is your mind. Train it well. – Anonymous Your Brain Your brain isn’t really a muscle, but it’s more important and more powerful than your strongest muscle. It controls every function of your body—both physical and mental....
Did You Know You Can Be In Two Places At The Same Time?
I love to travel. (Though after years of doing so for work, any traveling I do now is strictly for fun.) But travel’s not always practical or feasible, especially if you’re talking about far-off places. Travel In the past, if you wanted to see a specific place...
Did You Know Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster Doesn’t Really Eat Cookies?
October 1 is National Homemade Cookies Day. Who doesn’t love fresh-from-the-oven homemade cookies? The Cookie According to Dictionary.com a cookie is a small, usually round and flat cake, the size of an individual portion, made from stiff, sweetened dough, and...
Did You Know Doctors Once Used Frogs to Cure Coughs?
It’s time for another foray into the past to answer the question: Why do we say the things we say? Phrases When you use certain phrases, you know what they mean, but if you stop and consider the actual words, they often don’t make sense . . . not unless you...
Did You Know There Are Reasons Why Time Flies As We Age?
The older you get, the faster time passes. Or so it seems. But what if there were a way to slow time down? Time Passage Remember when you were a child waiting for Christmas to arrive? Time moved so slowly you thought it would never come. Adults would wisely...
Did You Know “Did You Know” Is Three?
Recently, several people have asked where I get my ideas. As any author will tell you, ideas come from anywhere and everywhere. My fiction stories begin with the writer’s standard question “What if…” when I see or hear something that catches my attention. For my DYKs,...
Did You Know The Fictional Species “Ewoks” In The Star Wars Movies Was Based On This?
Did you know if you had a pet as a child, you’re more likely to have a pet as an adult? Dogs During the past few years, pet ownership has been on the rise. The 2023-2024 APPA National Pet Owners Survey claims 66% of U.S. households have a pet. That’s up 10%...
Did You Know Yawning Is Contagious?
The 2023 Dog Days of Summer (July 3-August 11) have officially ended. Unfortunately, as explained in last year’s DYK the Dog Days of Summer Won’t Always Be in Summer, they have nothing to do with the calendar or the family pet. (Too bad, since if this summer’s brutal...
Did You Know “Corn Sweat” Can Raise Humidity Levels?
For almost three weeks,Texas has baked in 100+ degree heat. So, it’s not surprising water, in the form of rain, is on everyone’s mind. (Many of us haven’t seen rain in more than double that time.) Chemical Makeup Water is essential in the world. It’s...