A FEW THINGS ABOUT... Pencils

Around 1560, an Italian couple named Simonio and Lyndiana Bernacotti made what are likely the first blueprints for the modern, wood-encased carpentry pencil. Their version was a flat, oval, more compact type of pencil. Their concept involved the hollowing out of a stick of juniper wood. Shortly thereafter, a superior technique was discovered: two wooden halves were carved, a graphite stick inserted, and the halves then glued together—essentially the same method in use to this day.

Here are a few more interesting things about PENCILS!...

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A FEW THINGS ABOUT... Autumn

Autumn, also known as fall in North American English, is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March (Southern Hemisphere), when the arrival of night becomes noticeably earlier and the temperature cools considerably. One of its main features is the shedding of leaves from deciduous trees.

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A FEW THINGS ABOUT... Cadbury Creme Eggs

Hershey's USA creme egg to the left
and the UK Cadbury creme egg to the right

Creme Eggs are produced by Cadbury UK in the United Kingdom and by Cadbury Adams in Canada.

They are sold by Mondelēz International in all markets except the US, where the Hershey Company has the local marketing rights. At the Bournville factory in Birmingham, in the UK, they are manufactured at a rate of 1.5 million per day.

The Creme Egg was also previously manufactured in New Zealand but, since 2009, they are imported from the UK.

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How they are made:

So if you thought all that gooey fondant was injected into Cadbury's chocolate Easter eggs - think again. Turns out the white-and-yellow filling is in fact, placed inside two halves of the egg, which are sandwiched together to make a whole (check out the video below).

A FEW THINGS ABOUT... Daylight Saving Time (DST)

Not everyone agrees with DST. Here are some experts' tips on making the transition easier:

• Move your clock forward early, say 8 or 9 p.m. then go to bed at your normal time. You're giving up an hour during the day but will stay on schedule sleep wise.
• Skip the snooze button. Keeping a good routine when going to bed and waking is key to an easier transition. One day a year of change isn't enough to mess up your schedule as long as it isn't routine.
• Get plenty of sunlight once you are awake. Daylight is a cue to your internal clock to stop producing melatonin, the hormone that makes you feel sleepy.
• If you're sensitive to the time change, don't overschedule yourself the first few days. Doing too much can make those feelings of fatigue even worse.
• Be extra careful on the road. The darker part of the day now falls in the morning hours and people may be tired. It's a good time to play it extra safe on the roads.

(Clock image: timeanddate.com)

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Other source: al

A FEW THINGS ABOUT... Leap Day

February 29 is a date that usually occurs every four years, and is called leap day. This day is added to the calendar in leap years as a corrective measure, because the Earth does not orbit the sun in precisely 365 days. Here are a few more things about Leap Day we discovered...

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A FEW THINGS ABOUT... Lips

Lips. We take them for granted all the time. What if we didn't have them? We wouldn't be able to pucker up now would we.
As for those wrinkles we have on our lips, otherwise known as lip-prints, did you know they are unique to each individual and are often used in human identification?
Here are some more interesting LIP facts you probably never knew!

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A FEW THINGS ABOUT... Super Bowl

It's that time of year and we think everyone has just about covered every fact there is to know about the Super Bowl. Last year's Super Bowl game in which the New England Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks was the most watched single television program ever in the U.S, seen by a record 114.4 million viewers. Beyoncé will also be the first female to repeat as a halftime performer in this year's game.

For this year's Super Bowl 50:

• 40 million plan to share their favorite ads online after the game of Super Bowl
• 35 million will share ads via Facebook, 2.4 million will e-mail a YouTube link and 1.6 million will share via Twitter
• 40 million Americans will order takeout or delivery food from a restaurant and
• The average person is expected to spend $63.84 on game-related merchandise, apparel and snacks

Here are a few more things about and related to the Super Bowl...

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A FEW THINGS ABOUT... Fingernails

Fingernails. We always take them for granted. They are similar to claws in other animals and the tough protective protein, keratin, is also found in the hooves and horns of different animals. Here are a few more things about fingernails you might not have known.

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A FEW THINGS ABOUT... North Korea (DPRK)

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea or DPRK, describes itself as a self-reliant socialist state, but critics think otherwise, regarding it as a totalitarian dictatorship.Some even go so far as to call it Stalinist. Still, everyone's fascinated with North Korea. Here are a few things you probably didn't know about it.

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A FEW THINGS ABOUT.... eBay

eBay is an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide. The website is free to use for buyers, but sellers are charged fees for listing items and again when those items are sold - but we guess you already knew all that.
But did you know these things about eBay?

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A FEW THINGS ABOUT.... Chocolate

Chocolate. Who doesn't love it? Everyone knows it comes in dark, milk or white but what else do you know about this irresistible treat?

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