How was your week? Hopefully not too stressful.
Here are some random facts to relax with:
1. Rugby's World Cup can claim the 3rd largest sporting event after the Olympics and Soccer's World Cup. Last year's cup, held in October, brought in an estimated $654 million in revenue to host New Zealand.
2. With 20 teams competing in the World Cup, 1,388 rugby balls were needed for the 48 matches. The teams brought gear that weighed equal to 20 elephants. Attendance: 4 billion through t.v. plus at least 1.3 million in attendance. The final game: New Zealand beat France 8 to 7.
3. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack sat out President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
The administration typically picks one Cabinet member to stay away from the Capitol so the government can continue to function in case a catastrophe were to strike the Capitol. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano also did not attend because she was in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum. But Vilsack was the designee.
4. The oldest known dinosaur nesting site was recenty found in South Africa and beats the old record by 100 million years for they are 190 million years old. At least 10 nests, each with up to 34 round eggs in tightly clustered clutches, have been found. They are from the dinosaur Massospondylus, a relative of the giant, long-necked sauropods of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
5. Recipe: Graham Cracker Fudge. Try this for Valentine's Day.
2 squares of unsweetened chocolate
14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups crushed graham crackers
Melt the chocolate in a double boiler over hot water. Add the milk and stir constantly until mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. Add the vanilla and graham crackers and mix well. Spread mixture into a 8" by 8" pan. Cover and place in refrigerator overnight.
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