Category: Omnibit

Blanch your veggies in the microwave. The vitamins leach out three to four times less than they do in boiling water.

Veggies in the microwave William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-15-18

Make sure you have the right driver for that screw. There are at least 40 types of screw drives.

Screw drives William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-13-18

When did The Great War become World War I? When Time magazine called it such in its June 12, 1939 issue when it speculated about the looming World War II.

Great War become World War I William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-12-18

You may not recognize the name of Emma Lazarus who wrote the poem The New Colossus but you will probably recognize the last five lines which are “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”

Those are inscribed on a bronze tablet at the base of the Statue of Liberty.

New Colossus William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-10-18

Tell a girl her eyes are verdigris she’ll probably take it the wrong way.  The vibrant blue-green was a popular tint from antiquity to the Middle Ages in paints and materials but nobody knows what it is anymore. It was made with highly toxic copper acetate and was replaced when better options were found.

Verdigris William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-9-18

Who was Ivlivs Caesar? He was the Roman emperor for whom July is named and about whom Shakespeare fictionalized. Latin doesn’t have the letter J. July was also spelled Ivlivs.

Yeah, they didn’t have the letter U either.

Letter J William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-8-18

Has there ever been a Jewish pope? Oh come on. You’ve never heard of St. Peter? Pope numero uno?

Jewish pope William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-6-18

Pat Priest was the second person to play Marilyn Munster on the 1960s sitcom. Her mother, Ivy Baker Priest, was United States Treasurer under President Eisenhower. Her name appeared on the currency printed during her tenure.

Ivy Baker Priest William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-5-18

Fiestaware, the brightly colored dinnerware, was the thing from the 1930s through the 1960s. One of the most popular colors was a bright, vivid red. The vividness was achieved by using a radioactive uranium glaze.

Radioactive uranium glaze William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-3-18

The first airplane bombing raid was carried out by Italy on Nov. 1, 1911 –exactly 107 years ago, today — in a war against the Turks.

First airplane bombing William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-1-18