Trivia and Amazing Facts 28-04-08

• The term "rhinestone," from the French caillou du Rhin, came to be because the colorless, hard-glass artificial gems were originally made at Strasbourg (on the Rhine).

• The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

• On maps, adjacent countries are usually shown in different colors. The smallest number of colors needed for a world map is Four.

• A "pibroch" is a piece of music for the bagpipe, consisting of a theme with variations, usually martial but sometimes dirgelike.

• The word "buxom" at one time meant "obedient."

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