The More You Know

• When a piece of bread is toasted, it's called the "Maillard reaction."
• In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
• There is a fish with transparent bones and white blood.
• A Scarlet Macaw can live up to 80 years.