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The Red Juice in Raw Red Meat is Not Blood
Today I found out the red juice in raw red meat is not blood. Nearly all blood is removed from meat during slaughter, which is also why you don’t see blood in raw “white
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Carrots Used to Be Purple Before the 17th Century
Today I found out, before the 17th century, almost all carrots cultivated were purple. The modern day orange carrot wasn’t cultivated until Dutch growers in the late 16th century took mutant strains of the
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Seattle Doesn’t Get That Much Rain
Today I found out that Seattle doesn’t really get that much rain compared to most U.S. cities. In fact, Seattle ranks 44th among major U.S. cities in average annual rainfall, getting approximately 38 inches
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Almonds Are Not Nuts
Today I found out that almonds are not nuts. In fact, an almond is the seed of the fruit of the almond tree. This tree bears fruits with a “stone-like” seed within. Fruits with
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Why Your Stomach Growls When You Are Hungry
*Today I found out why your stomach growls when you are hungry. Basically, because your body is a fine running machine, and stomach growling is just your body’s way of letting you know “everything’s
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What Causes Red Hair
Today I found out what causes people to have red hair. It turns out, it is not because they are the spawn of Satan or otherwise evil at heart (Well, supposedly. Everyone knows a
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About 85% of People Only Breathe Out of One Nostril at a Time
Today I found out around 85% of humans only breathe out of one nostril at a time. Even more interesting is that the pattern of switching from breathing out of one nostril to the
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How a Sewing Machine Works
Today I found out how a sewing machine works. Modern day sewing machines typically use something called “lock stitch”; in older machines a “chain stitch” was fairly popular, but is generally no longer used
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The Mathematical Volume of a Pizza is Pizza
Today I found out that the mathematical volume of a pizza is pizza. How does that work you say? Well if z = radius of the pizza and a = the height then Π
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How an LED Works
Today I found out how an LED works. An LED or “Light Emitting Diode” is basically as the name describes; it is a special type of diode that is specifically optimized to give off
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