At age 38, Toni Basil wore her original high school cheerleader outfit in the 1982 music video of “Mickey.”
Kayak is spelled qayaq if you’re honoring Canadian English spelling that reflects the hunting vessel hearkening to Inuits.
If you see pinkish slime in your bathtub, especially on the grout or around taps, it could be the micro-fungi Rhodotorula, but is more likely to be a bacteria called Serratia marcescens.
At age 90, Ernest Borgnine was the oldest Golden Globe nominee for his 2007 performance in A Grandpa for Christmas.
Australian farmers have been adding red wax tips to their bananas to indicate they were grown using the Ecoganic farming method, which uses natural ecosystems to grow the crop and promote soil health, minimizing other inputs such as chemical fertilizers and insecticides.
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This article appears in December 26 • 2025.