Strange But True: Canadian Mac and Cheese
By Lucie Winborne
America's first dentist, John Baker, trained Paul Revere to be a dentist.
A German word for nightmare is "alptraum," or "elf dream." In German folklore, elves were dangerous figures who could control dreams and create nightmares.
Canadians eat more macaroni and cheese than any other nation in the world.
No matter how badly fingerprints are damaged, they will still grow back in their original pattern.
Eggnog originated from the medieval hot, milky ale-like drink known as a posset.
The band name Imagine Dragons is an anagram. Lead singer Dan Reynolds described it as a "phrase that meant something to all of us," but the group has yet to confirm what that is.
Though dragonflies have six legs, they cannot walk.
Ancient pagan cultures such as the Celts believed that benevolent, helpful spirits lived in trees. Knocking on tree trunks roused a spirit for protection, which led to the saying "knock on wood."
Sea otters have the thickest fur of any mammal, at 1 million hairs per square inch.
The Muppet vampire Count von Count, from "Sesame Street," was based on actual vampire myth. One way to supposedly deter the bloodsucking creatures is to throw seeds outside a door. Vampires are compelled to count the seeds, delaying them until morning.
In 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver, the managing director of Guinness Brewery, got into a spat with someone over the world's fastest game bird. When the pair couldn't locate an answer in a book, Beaver had the idea of writing one that would solve pub arguments.
The sun weighs 2,000 million million million million tons.
Thought for the Day: "The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." -- Albert Einstein
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