This is exactly why I cannot name all the countries of Europe, because I learned most of my geography in the 1970s.

Here are some more I like: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

No one has more lobbyists than the dairy industry in the US. Our government has both subsidized and promoted milk consumption for 100 years. Second, most of the world is lactose-intolerant, and considers milk something for children and for cooking, not for everyday drinking. And cold cereal with milk is a big thing in the US. On the plus side, lactose-tolerant people in America and Scandinavia grow taller than the rest of the world. If you're going to drink milk by itself, cold, fresh milk tastes the best.

Shampooty.

I'm also glad that fathers are included these days, mainly because it makes them respect what the mother goes through.

I made the mistake of telling my youngest she could be anything she wants to be when she grows up. She replied, "I want to be a fish!"

The image is from the 1959 movie Journey to the Center of the Earth, starring James Mason and Pat Boone as a geology professor and student. They survived.

This video might actually explain the earlier motorcycle.

That's longer than any broom handle I've seen!

Don't eat that, John!

That banana on the left is edible, but not fully ripe yet.

This article reminded me of my dad telling me this story when I was rather young. He thought hormones in nun's urine was funny, but I was impressed with what medical science can do.