Timely nuggets of information and ideas we want to share with you. TimeMap.org has maps of the world with a slider that starts at 4000 BC and ends at the present. As you slide through time the maps update to... The post The Friday Bulletin. November 7, 2025 appeared first on Sharp Eye.
Timely nuggets of information and ideas we want to share with you.
TimeMap.org has maps of the world with a slider that starts at 4000 BC and ends at the present. As you slide through time the maps update to show who ruled the area, any battles that took place, and interesting people who lived there. Specific information can be instantly researched by clicking on it and receiving the relevant Wikipedia article in a side panel. It’s interesting and great fun.
Now that Halloween 2025 has come and gone, here three questions that appeared in a New York Times Halloween candy quiz last week, the answers to which surprised me.
True or false:
It is possible for a child to get a “sugar high” after eating too much candy.
FALSE. Parents know all too well that certain sugar-infused activities, like gorging on candy on Halloween night, can bring out a kid’s wild side. But the “sugar high” myth has been debunked; there’s no evidence that sugar can influence a child’s behavior or cognitive function, or make a child hyperactive.
According to sales data from 2007 to 2022, the most popular Halloween candy was Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Starburst, M&Ms, or Snickers?
ANSWER: Reece’s Peanut Butter Cups, followed by M&Ms in second place.
Based on sales information compiled by CandyStore.com, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups were the most-purchased Halloween candy in those 15 years. M&Ms came in second place, Starburst came in sixth and Snickers came in 10th.
True or False
Candy is the biggest source of sugar in the American diet.
FALSE. People in the United States consume a lot of candy on Halloween. But by far, soda and other sweetened drinks account for most of the added sugar in our diets.
According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, for instance, 24 percent of the added sugars people in the United States consume each day come from sugar-sweetened beverages. Another 19 percent come from desserts and sweet snacks; 11 percent from coffee and tea; 9 percent from candy; and 7 percent from breakfast cereals and bars.
To see the entire candy quiz click here.
The Kitchn website did a comparison of six of the most popular chocolate chip cookie recipes on the internet. If you are a chocolate chip cookie fan you will find your new favorite recipe from this recipe contest.
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