Random Today!

I don't really feel like blogging, but it has been a while and it seems like I should update this...I'm going to do lots of random facts today all of which are questions or topics that have come up recently.

• Feta VS Goat Cheese? The Same or Different? Feta cheese is actually not goat cheese, goat cheese is made from goats milk, while feta cheese is made up of a combination of goat and sheep milk, only 30% or less of it can be from goats milk to be called feta cheese. So while these two are definitely related, there is a difference!
• Artichokes are prepared by cutting the tips off the leaves. This actually serves no real purpose, its just done for aesthetics. Though I'm sure people wouldn't mind lessening the chance of getting a leaf tip to the mouth.
• The creation of the Hang (drum) was the result of many years of research on the steelpan as well as the study of a diverse collection of instruments from around the world. (sounds like I was doing this research when I was a toddler with pots and pans). There are only two people who make these and not all requests for Hang drums are filled as production has reduced, but demand has gone up due to viral you tube videos.
• Spam is legally permissible according to the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 provided it follows certain criteria: a "truthful" subject line, no forged information in the technical headers or sender address, and other minor requirements. If the spam fails to comply with any of these requirements it is illegal. Aggravated or accelerated penalties apply if the spammer harvested the e-mail addresses using methods described earlier.
•  A new study has found that when it comes to confessions of love, men often are the first to declare their feelings. The study found that while men consider saying “I love you” a full six weeks before their partners.
• Tornado - states in first place for.... Total number of tornados (Texas), Deaths per 10,000 sq ft (Massachusetts), Number of Killer Tornados (Texas), Longest Tornado Path (Mississippi), Highest percent of torandos that are killer (Tennessee), Most Annual Torandos per 10,000 sq miles (Florida)