June 28, 2011

The widget inside of Guinness bottles releases nitrogen gas

1. The "widget" found inside Guinness bottles releases nitrogen gas upon the opening of the bottle. This widget is placed empty inside bottles of Guinness and liquid nitrogen poured into the bottle. As the liquid nitrogen evaporates, after the bottle has been sealed shut, the gasses go into the only empty space remaining, the widget, which has small holes not big enough for the beer to enter. Upon opening of the bottle, the pressure in the can quickly drops, causing the pressurised gas and beer inside the widget to jet out from the hole. This agitation on the surrounding beer causes a chain reaction of bubble formation throughout the beer. The result, when the can is then poured out, is a surging mixture in the glass of very small gas bubbles and liquid similar to that seen in draft.

June 27, 2011

Gallbladder is a small organ that aids mainly in fat digestion and concentrates bile produced by the liver

1. Gallbladder is a small organ that aids mainly in fat digestion and concentrates bile produced by the liver.
2. Cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of the gallbladder.

June 25, 2011

The earliest records of the sport date back to second and third century BC

1. The laws of Association Football (Soccer) are determined by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) which was formed in 1886. The earliest records of the sport date back to second and third century BC.

June 22, 2011

Redpoiting is a term referring to the idea of finishing a lead climb without taking a fall or resting on the rope

1. Chris Sharma is an American rock climber born in Santa Cruz, California. He now lives in Barcelona, Spain. He is the only climber ever to successfully climbed Jumbo Love, rated at or above 15c.
2. Redpoiting is a term referring to the idea of finishing a lead climb without taking a fall or resting on the rope.

June 21, 2011

Neapolitan ice cream is strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla

1. Neapolitan ice cream is strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla.

June 19, 2011

Going Dutch is a term that indicates that each person participating in a group activity pays for himself or herself

1. Going Dutch is a term that indicates that each person participating in a group activity pays for himself or herself, rather than any one person paying for anyone else.

June 17, 2011

The original spelling of the word sophomore was sophumer

1. The original spelling of the word sophomore was sophumer.

June 16, 2011

Mother's Cookies were found by Noah Wheatley who started the company in Oakland California

1. In 1914 Noah Wheatley, who had a newspaper stand on the corner of San Francisco’s Market and Kearney Streets, decided to purchase the rights to a recipe of some home-baked cookies from one of his customers. In 1915 Wheatley started a small one-person operation on 12th Avenue in Oakland, where he baked about 2,000 cookies each day.

June 15, 2011

The Jolly Green Giant is a vegetable company owned by General Mills founded in 1903

1. The Jolly Green Giant is a vegetable company owned by General Mills founded in 1903

June 11, 2011

A pint of beer is 16oz

1. A pint of beer is 16oz.

June 7, 2011

Chick Hearn broadcasted 3,338 consecutive Lakers games from November 21, 1965 to December 16, 2001.

1. Francis Hearn, nicknamed "Chick" Hearn, was a long-time play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers. His known for inventing now common phrases such as: slam dunk, air ball, and no harm, no foul. Starting on November 21, 1965 he broadcasted 3,338 consecutive Lakers games until December 16, 2001 when he underwent cardiac bypass surgery (A bit over 36 years). Most of Hearn's games in the television era were simulcast on both radio and television.

Chick Hearn had some personal phrases now known as "Chickisms." Some examples of the best are:
-"20 foot lay-up": A jump shot by Jamaal Wilkes
-"They couldn't throw a pea into the ocean": The team's shooting is really awful.
and my personal favorite:
-"This game's in the refrigerator: the door is closed, the lights are out, the eggs are cooling, the butter's getting hard, and the Jell-O's jigglin'!": The game is over (or is out of hand).

June 6, 2011

"Tests" are thought to have originated in 605CE in Imperial China as a way to select administrative officials

1. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was not practiced regularly in the US until the late 1960's, 50 years after a similar technique called The Holger Neilson technique was described in the first edition of the Boy Scout Handbook in the United States in 1911.
2. The Imperial examination was an examination system established in Imperial China in 605CE designed to select the best administrative officials for the state's bureaucracy. It is thought to be the origin of the modern testing system
3. Before Common Era (BCE)/Common Era (CE) is similar to Before Christ (BC)/Anno Domini (AD) system. The BCE/CE system is used for its less religious connotation.