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Right hand dogs, non-resolving and cell-free shopping

January 9, 2025

Interesting fact: Dogs heel on the left because of right-handed dominance. This keeps your hand free for self-defense on the trail. Or, more likely, to better dispense dog treats.

At a loss, vive la résistance and key party

December 19, 2024

Interesting fact: An eggcorn is a word or phrase misheard and altered in a plausible way. This was supposed to be a fact about potlucks, but an eggcorn sounds tastier than my last potluck contribution, so here we are.

Forbidden dance, coffee talk and guilt gifting

December 12, 2024

Interesting fact: Etiquette for professional coffee meetings is to meet for 30-60 minutes. Weirdly enough, no one seems to do professional tea parties anymore.

Pie holes, moment of silence and clean breaks

December 5, 2024

Interesting fact: A commercial pecan has to be cleaned, sized, sterilized, cracked and shelled before being sold. Makes me feel fortunate that I have only to be proofread – if even that.

November 28, 2024

Interesting fact: In “Home Alone,” Macaulay Culkin had a 30-year-old stunt double. I’d like one of those to handle all my adulting stunts, please.

'70s slapping, dental dilemma and a new waste of time

November 21, 2024

Interesting fact: Two L.A. Dodgers, Glenn Burke and Dusty Baker, are credited with inventing the high five in October 1977. Burke was also the first openly gay MLB player. I want to weaponize this Interesting Fact against every conservative family member this Thanksgiving – after high fiving them, of course.

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