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dr_phil_physics) wrote2007-03-08 12:40 pm
dr_phil_physics) wrote2007-03-08 12:40 pm
Things I Did Not Know
From Wednesday's Grand Rapid Press
There are apparently six standard sizes of hen’s eggs. I did not know that. Hmm… upon reflection, I can come up five: jumbo, extra large, large, medium, small. Would the sixth be "extra small"?
No, they’re "peewee".
Huh.
According to another source, a dozen peewee eggs weigh half what a dozen jumbo weigh.
Older hens tend to lay larger eggs than they did as younger hens. Makes sense.
Sort of reminds me of the names for the sizes of olives.
Dr. Phil
There are apparently six standard sizes of hen’s eggs. I did not know that. Hmm… upon reflection, I can come up five: jumbo, extra large, large, medium, small. Would the sixth be "extra small"?
No, they’re "peewee".
Huh.
According to another source, a dozen peewee eggs weigh half what a dozen jumbo weigh.
Older hens tend to lay larger eggs than they did as younger hens. Makes sense.
Sort of reminds me of the names for the sizes of olives.
Dr. Phil