what i've learned over the past week

1) A bad egg will float.
2) When invited to a potluck, I have a tendency to bring way too much food.
3) There were these things called sea scorpions (Pterygotus) that lived during the Silurian Period. In some cases they were longer than a man.
4) The earth is estimated to be about 4.6 billion years old. I know I've heard this multiple times before, but it really stuck in my head this time.
5) I find all "women's" magazines to be dull and, in most cases, at least slightly offensive.
6) It's possible to build up a tolerance to cough syrup with codeine.
7) I want a pet pig.
8) I could totally knit these. And they're cute. And I bought the patterns.