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Leftover pizza is never as good as when it was first delivered/served. The crust has a tendency to be soggy, unless you've got time to waste reheating it in the oven.

Chef John of Food Wishes has found a quicker "magic" method to restoring leftover pizza crust to crispy. I haven't tried it yet, but it definitely looks promising.

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Imagine what would it be like to wake up in Van Gogh's masterpiece Bedroom In Arles. Watch as filmmaker Grant Woolard finds himself walking through 25 famous works of art. How many do you recognize?

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Here's the solution to last week's NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov. 20):

Answer: MAYO (food item) → "YO, MAMA" (saying) → YO-YO MA (person's name)

NPR Sunday Puzzle for Nov. 27:
Think of a common five-letter word in one syllable. Change the fourth letter to the next letter of the alphabet, and you'll get a common word in two syllables, also in five letters. What words are these?

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"Memories..."

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September 29 is Pay a Blogger Day!

Why pay a blogger?

Some of the wittiest most insightful content comes from bloggers doing it because they want to, not because of money and fame. That is all the more reason to give something back.

You may have noticed that I'm a blogger. And I'd also love to get paid. If you've enjoyed visiting Jenny's Noodle, please feel free to click the PayPal link on the sidebar to your right.

Thank you!

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Here's the solution to last week's NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov. 13):

Answer: 101 (the next number is a series of numbers, in ascending order, that can be represented in Roman numerals by two characters).

NPR Sunday Puzzle for Nov. 20:
Name a food item. Divide this word in half. Take the second half followed by the first half twice, and you'll get a familiar saying. If you take the second half twice, followed by the first half, you'll name a well-known person. What are the food item, saying, and person's name?

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"Un for all and all for Un." Tomorrow is the unofficial day to cleanse yourself of unnecessary Facebook "friends." Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011 is National UnFriend Day.

Now in it's second year, the annual observance was created by late night's Jimmy Kimmel. And if you watch the video, he provides a handy-dandy checklist/point system to help you figure out who to cut virtual ties with tomorrow.

Maybe add creepy guy who talks/stares incessantly. Otherwise, this is pretty much accurate.

(via Pleated Jeans)

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I prefer a military plate, however if you don't mind the flavors of Thanksgiving all mushing together, the innovative Thanksgiving Plate Cakelettes look fun to try.

The cakelettes may also be paired with another recipe that I'd like to sample, Candied Yam Tartlettes. Mmmmm...

(via Fetette)

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Here's the solution to last week's NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov. 6):

Answer: 25 equilateral triangles.

NPR Sunday Puzzle for Nov. 13:
What number comes next in the following series: 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 15, 20, 40, 60 and 90?

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By now you probably realize that today is the rare date 11-11-11. And you probably know that it's Veterans Day. But you may not know that today is also Corduroy Appreciation Day.

Says who? The Corduroy Appreciation Club. Yes, it exists. But why did they choose to celebrate on 11-11-11? Because the elevens comprising this date most closely resemble the texture of Corduroy fabric.

Another point of interest is the CAC’s main public symbol, the whale. Whale is a homonym of wale, which is the name for the raised portion of Corduroy—the fabric's most distinctive trait.

Wow, hard core.

It never fails.

(via Pleated Jeans)

Here's the solution to last week's NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct. 30):

Answer: PATTI LABELLE (singer) - P, I (first name) and L, E (last name) → AT&T (company) + A BELL(logo)

NPR Sunday Puzzle for Nov. 6:
Take 15 coins. Arrange them in an equilateral triangle with one coin at the top, two coins touching below, three coins below that, then four, then five. Remove the three coins at the corners so you're left with 12 coins. Using the centers of the 12 coins as points, how many equilateral triangles can you find by joining points with lines?

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Image credit: Pleated Jeans

Also: Threaten to destroy evil Comcast Xfinity once and for all. Then realize you wouldn't have internet service without them. Sigh.

Image: ICHC

Happy Palindrome Day! !yaD emordnilaP yppaH

Today, Nov. 2, 2011 (or 11022011), is a special date—a palindrome.

A palindrome is a word, line, verse, number, sentence or series of symbols reading the same backward as forward. You know, phrases like "a man a plan a canal panama," or your friend "bob."

According to a university professor who studies the phenomena, "After 2011, there will be one more year in this (21st) century containing two palindrome dates. That will be 2021, with palindrome dates Jan. 20, 2021 (1202021) and Dec. 2, 2021 (12022021)."

The more you know.

(via LA Times)