1853 - Cincinnati became the first U.S. city to pay fire fighters a regular salary.
Fact of the Day
Detroit has the worst 911 response time in America, with police and EMS taking over an hour to show up.
Nature Oddities
The common housefly can flap its wings around 200 times per second. In the time it takes a human to blink, a fly has already completed 20 flaps.
Food and Drink
“Spinach teeth” — the chalky feeling on your teeth after eating cooked spinach — is caused by oxalic acid that’s released when the spinach is cooked. It binds with the calcium in saliva to make crystals that stick to your teeth.