Five Random Facts for Friday

Here are some random facts for you.

1.  Owls eat small prey whole, and then vomit up the indigestible parts, like bones and fur.  The regurgitated parts are called “owl pellets.”  (Here’s video.)

 

2.  Instant coffee was invented by a guy named George Washington.  He came to America from Belgium in the late 1800s and started manufacturing instant coffee in 1910.

3.  It’s a federal crime for someone who’s not a postal worker to wear a U.S. Postal Service uniform, unless you’re acting in a play, TV show, or movie.  A Halloween costume ISN’T a good enough excuse.  You can get a fine or six months in prison.

4.  Hawaii has banned virtually all billboards since 1927.

5.  When Google invented “Incognito Mode” for Chrome in 2008, it wasn’t so people could watch porn without having it in their history.  It was so people could share computers without messing with each other’s browser cookies and settings.

 

(All About Birds / Wikipedia / House.gov / Hawaii.gov / Thrillist)