I am feeling extremely miscellaneous today. Here are 15 miscellaneous truths that you didn’t know you wanted to know. Enjoy!

• Mount Baker in Washington state is the world record holder for the most snowfall in one season. In the winter of 1998-99, the ski resort recorded 1140 inches of snow.

• The first chalkboard for classroom use was recorded in 1714.

• The first read recorded e-mail was sent in 1972.

• Rod Stewart once dug graves for a living.

• Beginning with Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000, footballs used in the big game have been marked with synthetic DNA to prevent sports-memorabilia fraud. Souvenirs from the 2000 Summer Olympics were also marked with human DNA in the ink.

• The last letter added to the English alphabet was “J”.

• A typical American family goes through approximately 6000 pounds of food in any given year.

• Prior to James Madison, US presidents wore knee britches instead of long pants.

• A Twinkie contains 60% air.

• The original name of the game volleyball was “mintonette”. It was created in 1895 when a YMCA gym teacher borrowed from basketball, tennis, and handball to create a new game.

• Thomas Morgan and Elizabeth Caerleon were married for 81 years. When she died on January 19, 1891, their aggregate age was 209 years, 262 days.

• Englishman were once legally barred from witnessing childbirth.

• The stripes on a tigers face are used for identification, since no two tigers sport the same stripe pattern.

• The first fairy tale adapted into cartoon by Walt Disney was Little Red Riding Hood, released in 1922.

• Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics of the Star-Spangled Banner to the tune of an 18th-century British drinking song.

THE TRUTH WILL STILL SET YOU FREE