Pashmina is a fine type of cashmere wool used to make luxurious shawls and scarves. The wool comes from the undercoat of the Changthangi goat found in the high Himalayas.
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August 13, 2026
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On This Day
1961 - Berlin was divided by a barbed wire fence to halt the flight of refugees. Two days later work on the Berlin Wall began. It would remain standing until 1989.
Fact of the Day
Mount Erebus, an active volcano in Antarctica, releases tiny crystals of gold — less than a millimeter — into the atmosphere every day, and the wind carries them for hundreds of miles.
Nature Oddities
Lucy's Law bans pet shops and dealers in England from selling puppies and kittens. It was named after Lucy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, who developed fused hips, a curved spine, bald patches and epilepsy after years of mistreatment in the puppy mill system.
Food and Drink
During World War II, the U.S. government urged citizens to donate their excess bacon fat to the Army. The collected fat was processed into glycerin, which was a vital ingredient used to manufacture bombs.