4/30/13

Every day while in office Ronald Reagan fed a handful of acorns from Camp David to the squirrels on the White House grounds. On his last day in office he left the squirrels a note, saying "Beware. The next guy has a dog."

4/28/13

As the NHL playoffs are about to start, I will argue that there is nothing better in sports than playoff overtime.

4/25/13

Before World War II, the emperor of Japan was looked at by his people as a god on earth. After Japan surrendered, the emperor at the time, Hirohito, was required to admit to his people that he was not divine.

4/24/13

The top of the Eiffel Tower may shift away from the sun by up to 18 cm because of thermal expansion of the metal on the side facing the sun.

4/22/13

From 1997-2001 Hicham el Guerrouj, who holds the world record at 1500 meters, lost only 1 race at that distance: the Olympic final where he earned the silver medal.

4/21/13

I feel like not placing your shopping cart in the cart receptacle is the height of laziness.

4/19/13

Awesome to see the second Boston Marathon suspect taken into custody. This was one of the craziest weeks of news I can remember in recent years.