Ma's Newsy Nuggets

No snow in Iowa, but apparently Anchorage, Alaska doesn't have this same problem.

My kids would be happy with a snowman one quarter that size.
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Ever wonder why woodpeckers don't get headaches? Now you can know the reason why.

Gotta love those Ig Nobel awards :-D
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And speaking of honors, "Plutoed" has been chosen as the Word of the Year by the American Dialect Society.
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I've saved the best for last. The world's smallest country is for sale! Yes, I know...I could hardly believe it myself. If we weren't already enamored with living in the middle of Iowa wilderness, you can bet we would snap up that property.

Though now that I think of it, I doubt they have cable. Or more importantly, wireless Internet.
 

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