Trivia: 04/15/12 How Eggselent

TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE

QUOTE: "Our character...is an omen of our destiny, and the more integrity we have and keep, the simpler and nobler that destiny is likely to be."

HINT: (1863-1952), philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist.

RANDOM TIDBITS

Not only is the ostrich egg the largest in the world, it is also the toughest egg. It can withstand a person weighing slightly over 253 pounds.

The least amount of spider eggs is laid by the Oonops domesticus, a tiny pink spider living in the walls of European homes. It only lays two eggs.

The older an egg is, the easier it is to peel once it is hard-boiled. After cooking your eggs, you should also run it under cold water to chill the shell and keep it under the water while you peel it. It makes the shell come off more easily and prevents the greenish tinge from foaming around the yoke.

Generally, fresh eggs will lie on the bottom of the bowl of water. Eggs that tilt so that the large end is up are older. The tilting is caused by air pockets in the eggs that increase over time as fluid evaporates through the porous shell and oxygen and gases filter in. A rotten egg will actually float in the water and should not be eaten.

Some hens will actually lay double-yolked eggs as the result of unsynchronized production cycles. A double-yolked egg will be longer and thinner than an ordinary single-yolk egg.

Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines, Cambodia, and Vietnam, enjoy balut, which is a fertilized duck (or chicken) egg with a nearly developed embryo inside that is boiled and eaten in the shell...with a little salt. It is high in protein and is reputed to be an aphrodisiac.

QUOTE: "Our character...is an omen of our destiny, and the more integrity we have and keep, the simpler and nobler that destiny is likely to be."

ANSWER: George Santayana.