learn something new every day

With 6,592,768.87 square miles, Russia is the largest country in the world.

Vatican City, which it turns out is a country and not a city as its name would suggest, is the smallest. It contains less than half a square mile in total.

day light savings was adopted during WWI to conserve coal.

Only 9 percent of Americans get the full 5 serving of fruit and vegetables every day.

that my brother is slipping and even though this is the third time through, i still find myself unable to fix it.

i learned how long it takes to get from target to whole foods if i’m speeding. 10 minutes.

duct tape can pull 2,000 pounds.

all about how red light cameras work. this was not a pleasant lesson.

boys are persistent.

In Washington state, it is against the law to boast that one’s parents are rich. In Maryland, it’s illegal to play Randy Newman’s “Short People” on the radio. In Normal, Oklahoma you could be sent to prison for “making an ugly face at a dog.” A 100-year-old law in Willowdale, Oregon makes it illegal to swear during sex. In Vermont, women require their husbands permission to wear false teeth.