Read Online Uncle John’s Giant 10th Anniversary Bathroom Reader by Bathroom Readers’ Institute - Free Book Online
Authors: Bathroom Readers’ Institute
Ads: Link
Washington, D.C. Casein, the main protein in milk, acts like a detergent, washing away capsaicin, the substance in hot peppers responsible for their ‘fire.’” (From Parade magazine, November 14, 1993)
SOMETHING FISHY
Q: Do fish sleep?
A: Hard to tell if they sleep in the same sense we do. They never look like they’re sleeping, because they don’t have eyelids. “But they do seem to have regular rest periods….Some fish just stay more or less motionless in the water, while others rest directly on the bottom, even turning over on their side. Some species…dig or burrow into bottom sediment to make a sort of ‘bed.’ Some fish even…prefer privacy when they rest; their schools disperse at night to rest and then reassemble in the morning.” (From Science Trivia, by Charles Cazeau)
PICK A BALL OF COTTON
Q: Should you toss out the cotton after opening a bottle of pills?
A: Yep. “The cotton keeps the pills from breaking in transit, but once you open the bottle, it can attract moisture and thus damage the pills or become contaminated.” (From Davies Gazette, a newsletter from Davies Medical Center in San Francisco)
SLIPPERY QUESTION
Q: A few years ago, we started seeing foods containing “canola oil.” What is it?
A: A variety of rapeseed—which, until recently, was only grown for industrial oils. “Scientists in Canada were able to breed new varieties of rapeseed that were suitable for cooking. They named their creation canola to honor Canada. Canola seed contains 40% to 45% oil, of which 6% is saturated fatty acids. Canola oil contains less fat than any other oil: 50% less than corn oil and olive oil, 60% less than soybean oil.” (From Why Does Popcorn Pop , by Don Voorhees)
----
Corporate double-talk for “layoff”: “career-change opportunity” and “schedule readjustment.”
----
TOP-RATED TV SHOWS, 1949–1954
These were the most popular programs of TV’s early years. Most weren’t filmed, so unless you remember them, they’re gone forever.
1949–1950
(1) Texaco Star Theater
(2) Toast of the Town (Ed Sullivan)
(3) Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts
(4) Fireball Fun for All
(5) Philco Television Playhouse
(6) Fireside Theatre
(7) The Goldbergs
(8) Suspense
(9) Ford Theater
(10) Cavalcade of Stars
1950–1951
(1) Texaco Star Theater
(2) Fireside Theatre
(3) Your Show of Shows
(4) Philco Television Playhouse
(5) The Colgate Comedy Hour
(6) Gillette Cavalcade of Sports
(7) Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts
(8) Mama
(9) Robert Montgomery Presents
(10) Martin Kane, Private Eye
1951–1952
(1) Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts
(2) Texaco Star Theater
(3) I Love Lucy
(4) The Red Skelton Show
(5) The Colgate Comedy Hour
(6) Fireside Theatre
(7) The Jack Benny Program
(8) Your Show of Shows
(9) You Bet Your Life
(10) Arthur Godfrey and His Friends
1952–1953
(1) I Love Lucy
(2) Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts
(3) Arthur Godfrey and His Friends
(4) Dragnet
(5) Texaco Star Theater
(6) The Buick Circus Hour
(7) The Colgate Comedy Hour
(8) Gangbusters
(9) You Bet Your Life
(10) Fireside Theatre
1953–1954
(1) I Love Lucy
(2) Dragnet
(3) Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts
(4) You Bet Your Life
(5) The Bob Hope Show
(6) The Buick-Berle Show
(7) Arthur Godfrey and His Friends
(8) Ford Theater
(9) The Jackie Gleason Show
(10) Fireside Theatre
1954–1955
(1) I Love Lucy
(2) The Jackie Gleason Show
(3) Dragnet
(4) You Bet Your Life
(5) Toast of the Town (Ed Sullivan)
(6) Disneyland
(7) The Bob Hope Show
(8) The Jack Benny Program
(9) The Martha Raye Show
(10) The George Gobel Show
----
What’s the difference between jam and preserves? Jam has minced fruit; preserves have whole.
----
FREEZE-DRIED CATS AND COTTAGE CHEESE
Uncle John was drinking some freeze-dried coffee when he suddenly got up and started asking everyone in the office what “freeze-drying” is. No one could tell him. So we did some research and wrote this
SOMETHING FISHY
Q: Do fish sleep?
A: Hard to tell if they sleep in the same sense we do. They never look like they’re sleeping, because they don’t have eyelids. “But they do seem to have regular rest periods….Some fish just stay more or less motionless in the water, while others rest directly on the bottom, even turning over on their side. Some species…dig or burrow into bottom sediment to make a sort of ‘bed.’ Some fish even…prefer privacy when they rest; their schools disperse at night to rest and then reassemble in the morning.” (From Science Trivia, by Charles Cazeau)
PICK A BALL OF COTTON
Q: Should you toss out the cotton after opening a bottle of pills?
A: Yep. “The cotton keeps the pills from breaking in transit, but once you open the bottle, it can attract moisture and thus damage the pills or become contaminated.” (From Davies Gazette, a newsletter from Davies Medical Center in San Francisco)
SLIPPERY QUESTION
Q: A few years ago, we started seeing foods containing “canola oil.” What is it?
A: A variety of rapeseed—which, until recently, was only grown for industrial oils. “Scientists in Canada were able to breed new varieties of rapeseed that were suitable for cooking. They named their creation canola to honor Canada. Canola seed contains 40% to 45% oil, of which 6% is saturated fatty acids. Canola oil contains less fat than any other oil: 50% less than corn oil and olive oil, 60% less than soybean oil.” (From Why Does Popcorn Pop , by Don Voorhees)
----
Corporate double-talk for “layoff”: “career-change opportunity” and “schedule readjustment.”
----
TOP-RATED TV SHOWS, 1949–1954
These were the most popular programs of TV’s early years. Most weren’t filmed, so unless you remember them, they’re gone forever.
1949–1950
(1) Texaco Star Theater
(2) Toast of the Town (Ed Sullivan)
(3) Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts
(4) Fireball Fun for All
(5) Philco Television Playhouse
(6) Fireside Theatre
(7) The Goldbergs
(8) Suspense
(9) Ford Theater
(10) Cavalcade of Stars
1950–1951
(1) Texaco Star Theater
(2) Fireside Theatre
(3) Your Show of Shows
(4) Philco Television Playhouse
(5) The Colgate Comedy Hour
(6) Gillette Cavalcade of Sports
(7) Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts
(8) Mama
(9) Robert Montgomery Presents
(10) Martin Kane, Private Eye
1951–1952
(1) Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts
(2) Texaco Star Theater
(3) I Love Lucy
(4) The Red Skelton Show
(5) The Colgate Comedy Hour
(6) Fireside Theatre
(7) The Jack Benny Program
(8) Your Show of Shows
(9) You Bet Your Life
(10) Arthur Godfrey and His Friends
1952–1953
(1) I Love Lucy
(2) Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts
(3) Arthur Godfrey and His Friends
(4) Dragnet
(5) Texaco Star Theater
(6) The Buick Circus Hour
(7) The Colgate Comedy Hour
(8) Gangbusters
(9) You Bet Your Life
(10) Fireside Theatre
1953–1954
(1) I Love Lucy
(2) Dragnet
(3) Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts
(4) You Bet Your Life
(5) The Bob Hope Show
(6) The Buick-Berle Show
(7) Arthur Godfrey and His Friends
(8) Ford Theater
(9) The Jackie Gleason Show
(10) Fireside Theatre
1954–1955
(1) I Love Lucy
(2) The Jackie Gleason Show
(3) Dragnet
(4) You Bet Your Life
(5) Toast of the Town (Ed Sullivan)
(6) Disneyland
(7) The Bob Hope Show
(8) The Jack Benny Program
(9) The Martha Raye Show
(10) The George Gobel Show
----
What’s the difference between jam and preserves? Jam has minced fruit; preserves have whole.
----
FREEZE-DRIED CATS AND COTTAGE CHEESE
Uncle John was drinking some freeze-dried coffee when he suddenly got up and started asking everyone in the office what “freeze-drying” is. No one could tell him. So we did some research and wrote this
Similar Books
