Trivial Fact Of The Day!

[Tank]

... on with the facts!

Cashews are not nuts (botanically) - they're seeds:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashew

(wonder what the Cashew fruit is like?  anyone tried it?)

No idea but until processed I believe the nuts are poisonous! Maybe the fruit is too?

[joeactor]

... on with the facts!

Cashews are not nuts (botanically) - they're seeds:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashew

(wonder what the Cashew fruit is like?  anyone tried it?)

No idea but until processed I believe the nuts are poisonous! Maybe the fruit is too?

Yeah, I think the outer casing of the cashew is toxic...  The fruit is edible, but too soft to transport apparently...

[fester30]

April 20th is Hitler's birthday.  He was Catholic.  Bill O'Reilly uses him as an example of the evils of atheism.
1999... Columbine
Robert E. Lee resigned from the U.S. Army 20 April 1861.
Michael Jordan scored 63 points against the Boston Celtics on this day in 1986.  GO BULLS!

[Byronazriel]

Today is George Takei's birthday, and Evan Dorkin's and Harold Lloyd's too.

[fester30]

Today is George Takei's birthday, and Evan Dorkin's and Harold Lloyd's too.

AWESOME!!!  George Takei is one of my heroes from my nerdy side.

[joeactor]

The Banana: America's favorite fruit (and one of the top fruits in the world)... is not a fruit.

It's technically an herb:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana

They're also radioactive (thanks to the potassium content).

... and of course palm "trees" aren't really trees (but you knew that).

[Tank]

The Banana: America's favorite fruit (and one of the top fruits in the world)... is not a fruit.

It's technically an herb:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana

They're also radioactive (thanks to the potassium content).

... and of course palm "trees" aren't really trees (but you knew that).

I believe I read somewhere that they are herbs.

[fester30]

In honor of the fact that the Cubs are in first place... today's trivia is baseball-related.

Game 1 of the 1918 world series was played at Comiskey Park in Chicago, IL, and matched the home Cubs (playing at Comiskey instead of Wrigley due to higher seating capacity) and the visiting Boston Red Sox.  During the 7th inning stretch, the Star Spangled Banner was played in honor of the guys overseas in World War I.  This marked the first event that saw the Star Spangled Banner play at it.  This song became the national anthem in 1931, and we now play the song before every sporting event.

[WrenJen]

The praying mantis is the only insect that can rotate its alien-like head almost completely around. This flexibility helps with  hunting. It is actually more closely related to the cockroach than to grasshoppers.

[fester30]

The praying mantis is the only insect that can rotate its alien-like head almost completely around. This flexibility helps with  hunting. It is actually more closely related to the cockroach than to grasshoppers.

I've had girlfriends tell me I'm more closely related to the cockroach than to a man.  I smile because I will survive the nuclear war to eat twinkies and they won't.

[Melmoth]

"Yankee Doodle" was originally a British song, written before the revolution, to mock American colonials.

[Recusant]

The tune to "The Star Spangled Banner" (national anthem of the US) was taken from "To Anacreon in Heaven," which is often labelled as a "drinking song."

The Straight Dope: "Was the melody of "The Star Spangled Banner" taken from an old drinking song?"

[ZombiePhysics]

Bart Simpson's official middle name is Jojo. 'Cause why not, I guess?

I have no other way to artificially lengthen this comment.

[Tank]

Middle 'C' is 440.00 Hz

[Cecilie]

Bart Simpson's official middle name is Jojo. 'Cause why not, I guess?

I have no other way to artificially lengthen this comment.

Chris Griffin from Family Guy's full name is Christopher Cross Griffin.