Author: James
Mickey Mouse was going to be Mortimer Mouse
When I was about 9, I watched a biography about Walter Disney.
There was one interesting and useless fact that stuck with me all these years.
Apparently he wanted to name his first character Mortimer Mouse. But, his wife had more common sense (as they tend to) and told him it wasn’t a good name.
She suggested Mickey Mouse. And so it began…
Raindrops need something to condense around.
It’s just like when you take a shower with hot water — it’s very humid in your bathroom, but it’s not raining. Water droplets need a surface to condense on, like a mirror in a bathroom or a speck of dust or pollen in the atmosphere.
Only female mosquitos bite
Only female mosquitoes bite; like males, they typically feed on flower nectar, but require nutrients from blood in order to lay eggs