TIL that the "holes" in Swiss cheese were, until recently, seen as a sign of imperfection and something cheesemakers tried to avoid

… Three types of bacteria are used in the production of Emmental: Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus helveticus, and Propionibacterium freudenreichii. Historically,…

Found "Lucky number 7" in /r/pics, but here's a better home

This morning my partner's daughter chained two words together for the first time :-)

She’s 16 months old and while she’s gotten the hang of a few words (notably “cat” – she’s very interested…

MegaLoungeVII is the most-generous of the first 15 MegaLounges! (and other interesting statistics) [x-post /r/MegaMegaMonitor]

Thanks to the data that /r/MegaMegaMonitor collates, I’ve been able to throw together some fun statistics about the MegaLounge chain.…