In which language is a housewife a “hausfrau”?
• German
• French
• Italian
• Irish
September 22, 2026
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On This Day
1906 - New Zealand domestic workers attempted to unionize, demanding a 68-hour workweek. They were effectively on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The effort ultimately failed.
Fact of the Day
In 1977, GM secretly put Chevy engines in Oldsmobiles. A jury awarded 14,000 owners $550 each in one of the biggest consumer fraud cases in U.S. history.
Nature Oddities
Before going into hibernation, bears evacuate their bowels to reduce the number of parasites in their digestive tracts that could cause harm while the bears are sleeping.
Food and Drink
The spiciest pepper in the world is Pepper X, which measures an average 2.69 million Scoville Heat Units, as compared with the Jalapeño at 2,500 SHU . Not much is known about Pepper X because the seeds haven't been publicly released, meaning you can’t grow them yourself.