Take note of the carton the next time you buy eggs: the package should come with a sell by date rather than an expiration date. The eggs should stay edible for a good several weeks after that date, so don’t throw them out unnecessarily. If you’re not sure about them, just give them the smell test after cracking them. Anything unpleasant should be thrown out. Eggs-cellent tips.

Although a dog’s main form cooling down on a hot day is by panting, dog’s do have sweat glands on their paws. Occasionally when bacteria has built from the sweat, the dog’s paw can give off a potent odor called “Frito Foot”, as it has been known to resemble the scent of corn.

A polydactyl cat has a genetic abnormality which gives it extra toes. The writer Ernest Hemingway was a big fan of these cats and 45 of them still live in his home in Key West. They are sometimes called ‘Hemingway cats’!