Trivia and Amazing Facts
- An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain
- The term "rhinestone," from the French caillou du Rhin, came to be because the colorless, hard-glass artificial gems were originally made at Strasbourg (on the Rhine).
- The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket
- On maps, adjacent countries are usually shown in different colors. The smallest number of colors needed for a world map is Four
- A "pibroch" is a piece of music for the bagpipe, consisting of a theme with variations, usually martial but sometimes dirgelike
