Daylight Savings

Fact- Not all states observe daylight savings time. Most of Arizona, Hawaii, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the American Virgin Islands have decided not to participate.

How does "most of Arizona" work? Thats got to be complicated.

Pikachu

Fact- Pikachu is yellow because the color is easily identifiable by children and up until the time it was made, there was only one other children's character the color yellow.

Do you know who the other yellow character is?

Grasshopper

Fact- a grasshopper's ear is located on the end of its tibia, at its knee joint. This apparently only applies to long-horned grasshoppers, not short ones.

Via a friend, via a snapple bottle

Sea Otters

Fact- Sea otters are social animals that can float in groups from 10 to more than 100 individuals. They're called rafts.

I love otters!

Inez de Castro

Fact- In 1360, King Pedro of Portugal wanted to legitimize his children that were born to his mistress Inez de Castro. He had married her after the kids were born, but the Pope said that Inez needed to be crowned to make them truly legitimate. Problem: Inez had been dead and buried for years. This wasn't a problem for King Pedro, he dug her up and crowned her in an extravagant coronation.

Citgo

Fact- The Citgo sign visible at Fenway Park contains 5 miles of neon tubing

Madame de Pompadour

Fact- Madame de Pompadour is one of the most infamous royal mistresses. She was the official royal mistress to French Louis XV for almost 20 years. She is thought to have had a STI that made sexual relations painful. However, by keeping Louis entertained outside the bedroom, she kept her place at court and in his favor until her death.

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