Yes, they exist! Lord help us, right? There are Bible Belt regions found in Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Soviet Union, Sweeden, and United Kingdom- in Northern Ireland. So, Travelers Beware! In fairness, I can't say whether a different culture does a bible belt much differently that they do it in America. But that's a total of 15 other bible belts, 16 in all in the world according to Wikipedia. I'd go there just to see what it's like- only because I could fly away on an airplane at any time.
Yes! Guess how many species of animals laugh? 65. That's according to a major study at UCLA, found on www.upworthy.com, where you'll find a photo of a fox smiling his butt off. The caption reads, "Foxes giggle like children on helium." Attributed to SaveAFox/YouTube. Among other laughable laughers are chimps and even rats. Hey? I just wanna know why humans laugh- it's a little strange when you really think about it. He-he-he-he-he-he-he: And it looks weird in print.
Is there anyone past age sixteen anymore who doesn't know that the vagina doesn't dilate larger than ten centimeters during childbirth? Maybe? Well, an infant's head is, of course, much bigger than that. It's why fontanels exist- and it's okay if you didn't know this stuff since there's so much competing information in the world. Fontanels are like cracks, or spaces, which create five segments in the skull, and topping the skull is a small hole where these spaces converge. The skull is also softer at birth, so the infant skull can be molded during birth as it passes, uncrushed, through the birth canal. The skull eventually becomes solid, and the soft spot closes around age four. Nature is weird and wonderous, ain't it?
While I've found no online studies regarding the relationship of the infant soft spot and infant long-term memory, I wonder if these are related. The soft spot closes between the ages of 3 and 4, and our earliest memories of life begin around that time as well. Hmm. In poetic terms you might say that it's hard to store memories in the brain as long as there's a hole in the head. Seriously, though, I wonder why these two things happen in the infant head at about the same time. If I find out, I'll be sure to post the answer here. If not, don't go drilling any holes in your head to get rid of embarrassing memories. Unless you love the Bible Belt, where you might be deemed a Holey Head.
If your mother, like mine, used to get hysterically annoyed at a person, place, or system and responded by calling it "froufrou" you might wonder, as I have, whether froufrou is a real word. Froufrou, yes, as in 'Look at that Froufrou hairstyle!" Or she might say, "Why y'all actin' all Froufrou?" Well, this weird word is a noun meaning: the rustling of a woman's skirt; showy or frilly ornamentation. But wait- it's also an adjective meaning: very showy or fancy. So, I guess it's similar to the word gaudy. Yes, Mama said gaudy a lot, too. Now, feel free to say froufrou- but beware, if anyone snaps a pic of you in mid-pronunciation, you'll look like a rat seeking cheese. Whatever you do, never say froufrou more than two consecutive times because it really makes the mouth's expression look, well, dumb. Don't become meme fodder.