What I Learned This Week - 6/17/16

1.  552 days until Star Wars - Episode VIII is in theaters. 
2. Due to excessive light pollution, 1/3 of the world and 80% of people in the USA cannot see the Milky Way Galaxy in the night sky. #NoStarryNight
3. According to my oldest, her worst fear is the apocalypse coming before she gets her braces off. #BracesForLife
4. A man is sailing around the world with his beloved Monique – who happens to be a chicken. #NotAMeal
5. Bomb and Drug sniffing dogs will eventually develop psychological problems if they never find any, and must occasionally be taken on dummy missions to satisfy their “prey-drive.” 
6. President George Washington died when attempting to cure a sore throat by draining half of his total blood content. #DidNotWork #Bloodletting
7. The fabric name "Spandex" is an anagram of "expands". #ISeeWhatYouDidThere
8. As of May 11th, NOAA started using lowercase letters in forecasts by stating "NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS WILL STOP YELLING AT YOU". #NOAAhasHumor
9. There is a super rare blood type called RH Null (aka “the golden blood”) that approximately 10 people in the world have, and 43 people have been documented to have it in the last 49 years.
10. “Propane-powered-sword” is a thing. #VoltronFunk
11. The phrase, “haters gonna hate” is actually the modern English version of Proverbs 9:8. 
12. Thomas Crapper did not invent the modern toilet, but he has several patents on toilets that are still used today. #ThatsCrappy
13. Sir John Harington, godson of Queen Elizabeth I, developed the first modern toilet in 1596 specifically for the queen. #HenceTheNameJohn
14. Two weeks after my beloved coffee maker died, I now actually prefer the manual coffee brewing method. #NoReally #LoveMyTeaPot 
15. I find it amusing that electrical outlets on aircraft have the third pin for “grounding”. #NeverMakesMyFlightsLandEarly
16. There is a website that does nothing but scours the internet for images that match up with your current cursor position. #LOL #pointerpointer.com
17. Scholars cannot accurately determine the origin of the magical word, “abracadabra” - making it even more magical. #UsedAsMedicine
18. Almonds in the wild look like enormous pistachios.