Soan Papdi

Soan Papdi is an Indian dessert dish made for the Hindu celebration of Diwali, the festival of lights. Diwali celebrates the triumph of good over evil and is observed symbolically by lighting lamps and setting off fireworks. It is also observed using a number of dessert dishes, including soan papdi.

Cardinal and Ordinal Directions

It's not that I haven't learned anything new, I just keep forgetting to post about it...

Cardinal Directions - North, South, East, West
Ordinal Directions - Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast

Continents

While conventional thinking says there are 7 continents (what I was taught in school), I learned today, that other schools of thought give the number as low as 4.

The 7 I learned about growing up are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australia (or Oceania), and Antarctica.

Some combine Europe and Asia into Eurasia, bringing the number down to 6.

Others consider just 5: Eurasia, Australia (or Oceania), Africa, Antarctica, and the Americas.

The ones who only count 4 include: Eurafrasia, the Americas, Antarctica, and Oceania

Potassium and Sodium

Increased amounts of potassium help to flush excess sodium out of the body and a report from the Trials of Hypertension Prevention suggests that changing the balance between these two minerals can help the heart and arteries.

Harvard Health Publications article - Potassium and Sodium: The Dynamic Duo

Glycogen

For every gram of glycogen stored (stored carbs) your body hangs on to three grams of water.

Egg Safety

A while back, NBC had a slogan, "If you haven't seen it, it's new to you!" So goes life -- there's so much I don't know, and when I do learn something, it's News to Suz...

No one else may ever read this blog, but I figured it would be a fun way to chronicle the little bits of knowledge that I pick up here and there.



For instance, with the the ginormous egg recall going on right now, I've learned that there are two agencies that have responsibilities over chicken eggs. The FDA oversees the safety of eggs that are still in their shells. The USDA takes over when the eggs are cracked open and used in other food. Not earth-shattering knowledge, but News to Suz!