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We’re back! Sorry about the absence. There’s lots going on in real life right now, so the posting may be slowed somewhat. At any rate, here’s a random fact for your viewing pleasure:

Exactly how influential was William Shakespeare?  All of these commonly used phrases were first used in Shakespeare’s work:

“One fell swoop”, “vanish into thin air”, “play fast and loose”, “in a pickle”, “foul play”, “tower of strength”, “flesh and blood”,  and “with bated breath.”

For more on Shakespeare, check this site out.

Google was hacked. At least, we think so. Reuters:

The entire Encyclopedia Brittanica is banned in the state of Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.

More dumb laws can be found here.

According to Chuck Shepherd’s News of the Weird, Great Britain seems to be going a bit overboard with their safety regulations:

So much for the necessity of an education… did you know that legendary American author Mark Twain did not even complete elementary school?

Famed artist Leonardo Da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other… simultaneously!

That should make us all feel inadequate.  Click here for more on Da Vinci.

Two random facts for you today:

The average human drinks 16,000 gallons of water in their lifetime.

A square inch of human skin contains about twenty feet of blood vessels.

More facts about the human body can be found here.

You woke up this morning with a burning desire to learn more about the history of the fork, right? It’s your lucky day:

Here are some random/funny/disturbing facts to start your work week, thanks to Veegle:

The obesity rate in the United States has doubled between 1976 and 1999. California is the only state not getting any fatter. - Discover Magazine, 1/09

About 200 thefts of nuclear material are reported each year. Most of this material is never recovered. - USA Today, 12/25/06

Mice may be responsible for a blaze that killed nearly 100 cats at an animal shelter near Toronto, Canada. The fire marshal says mice or rats chewing through electrical wires in the ceiling are likely to have sparked the blaze. - BBC News, 12/19/08