In Sarasota, Florida, it is illegal to sing in a public place while wearing a swimsuit.

Does that include the beach or pool?

So, if things had turned out differently, we could have bubblewrap on our walls instead of in our packages? =O

I knew the NERF one, but just because you and AT race to quote what it stands for whenever someone mentions it.

But can they sing in their pajamas?

Turakii

Takuma, I wonder about you sometimes...

And...

Piracy -- yes, piracy -- is on the rise. A recent study shows that between 2000 and 2006, maritime attacks by pirates increased drastically, to an average of more than 350 per year.

And who said the pirates don't do anything?

The modern dishwasher was invented way back in 1886. A woman named Josephine Cochrane came up with the idea because she was unhappy with the way her fine china was being chipped by the servants who were washing it.

......and them became unhappy with the way her fine china was being chipped by the machines that were washing it.

In Sarasota, Florida, it is illegal to sing in a public place while wearing a swimsuit.

Can you sing in a wetsuit?

A bird known as the Arctic tern makes the world's longest migration, flying 21,750 miles and traveling nearly from pole to pole.

Is that North Pole to North Pole or the other way around?

It's been reported that in the movie "The Silence of the Lambs" (I've never heard of it before...), Hannibal Lechter, the character played by Sir Anthony Hopkins, never blinks.

He must be part fish.

Bubble wrap (must have mooooore...) was invented in 1957 by Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes, engineers who were trying to invent a new kind of textured plastic wallpaper.

I WANT THAT WALLPAPER

If you're like most Americans, you've probably played with a NERF ball at some point in your life. You might not realize, though, that NERF stands for Non-Expanding Recreational Foam.

I'm not like most Americans. No NERF balls. Just NERF darts.

Those who study such things claim that a single teaspoon of ordinary soil contains more living creatures than all the humans on the planet.

I seriously need to get a degree in "such things" when I go to college....

"How can a society that exists on instant potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young?" -- Paul Sweeney

It does not. Its young teaches itself patience by learning to make minds wander.

.....

What was I doing again?

The part about Hopkin's character not blinking isn't true. He blinked far less than your average person, but still did occasionally.

I also heard that Haley Joel Osment's character in 'Artificial Intelligence' never blinks, but it's been ages since I've seen the movie.