Thursday Fun Fact 8-11: Spritz "Spritz" is from German by way of Yiddish meaning "to spray or sprout." Spritzer meaning "a wine beverage with seltzer" is over half a century old!
Thursday Fun Fact 7-14: Augochloropsis Metallica Or maybe its name comes from the fact that the first one was discovered in Lars Ulrich's garage. The internet won't give us a definitive answer.https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/the-glittery-jewels-of-the-bee-world/
Thursday Fun Fact 6-16: Got Mead? If you've never used it, you're missing out! The thing is basically a mix between magic and science fiction and a TI-83. https://gotmead.com/the-mead-calculator/
Thursday Fun Fact 6-2: Dry Weight Figuring out for to dehydrate that many humans is still an open question.
Thursday Fun Fact 4-28: Spiracles Spiracle is Latin for "breathing hole," which makes sense, but what's really cool is that this is a rare case where entomology and etymology overlap!