kaleysayswhat

wandering intellectual rabbit holes with a margarita in hand.

[𝕁𝕒𝕜𝕠𝕓 🌟 @jakedc6]

Phillies Padres: *actual rain*

MLB: go ahead

Astros Yankees: *literally sprinkling*

MLB: this is too much we should postpone

[Chris Ship @chrisshipitv]

All the Queen’s four children are now with her at Balmoral Castle. Along with her grandson, the Duke of Cambridge.
This is a serious situation.
#queen #queenelizabeth

[kaleysayswhat @kaleysayswhat]

in case you didn't know, #419: #regina is (roughly) the geographical centre of north america.

#onlycoolthingaboutregina #imjoking #sortof #thenorthishuge

[kaleysayswhat @kaleysayswhat]

and when people went ahead and tried to make fresh cheese on this side, they didn't believe it was #cheddar because it kept coming out white. so they started adding things to it to make it its "traditional" orange shade.
#iliveforcheese #eventhoughmytummydoesnot #yolo

[kaleysayswhat @kaleysayswhat]

in case you didn't know, #416: orange cheddar wasn't always orange.

[kaleysayswhat @kaleysayswhat]

in fact, #cheddar, discovered in the #uk, is traditionally a white #cheese. but it didn't travel so well to the new lands across the #atlantic, so they would ship it in barrels of brine. the brine is what turned the cheese its shade of orange.

[kaleysayswhat @kaleysayswhat]

it has been likened to dumping out your pockets. lovely.
#frogscantpuke #themoreyouknow

[kaleysayswhat @kaleysayswhat]

in case you didn't know, #415: frogs can't throw up.
they don't have the capacity to regurgitate its stomach contents. instead, it ejects its entire stomach (called gastric eversion) and then uses its front feet to wipe out the stomach.

[kaleysayswhat @kaleysayswhat]

it wasn't until 1931 that the system was expanded to include the 3-star review, the system that is still used today.

1 star: an excellent restaurant in its category
2 star: excellent cooking; worth a detour
3 star: exceptional cooking; worth a special journey

#themoreyouknow

[kaleysayswhat @kaleysayswhat]

in case you didn't know, #410: the #michelinstar restaurant rating system is, in fact, tied to the tire company.

[kaleysayswhat @kaleysayswhat]

the first star rating wasn't given until after #wwi in 1926. all of the rated restaurants were in france at the time, and a one-star review meant it was a "fine dining establishment."

[kaleysayswhat @kaleysayswhat]

apparently when the moviemakers crashed the speeder into one of the trees, it caused a bit of an uproar.

#whoknew #starwars

[kaleysayswhat @kaleysayswhat]

in case you didn't know, #408: cathedral grove is actually more famous than you might realise.

[kaleysayswhat @kaleysayswhat]

not only is it one of the most majestic showcases of #douglasfir old growth but also it's the site of lea's crashed speeder and the stand-in for a moon of #endor from #returnofthejedi.

[kaleysayswhat @kaleysayswhat]

in case you didn't know, #407: since 1313, it is illegal for you to enter the british houses of parliament in a suit of armour.

because, you know, it's a usual concern.

#clinkclank #herecomesspencer

[kaleysayswhat @kaleysayswhat]

the moon sits about 384,000 km away from earth, and the total of the planets is just over 380,000 km. so you'd even have some room to spare.

#spaceisweird #timeandspacebendmybrain

[kaleysayswhat @kaleysayswhat]

in case you didn't know, #406: if you lined up all the planets in our #solarsystem side-by-side (except #pluto - sorry, pal), then you could fit them all (yes, ALL of them!) in the distance between the #earth and the #moon.

[kaleysayswhat @kaleysayswhat]

lemurs are incredibly #social and live together in little communities consisting of about 10-25 #lemurs. because of this, they work together fighting #predators and use a technique called "mobbing," which involves cooperatively harassing or attacking.

#conspiracyoflemurs

[kaleysayswhat @kaleysayswhat]

in case you didn't know, #405: a group of lemurs is called a "conspiracy."

#conspiracy