Making A Splash

 The Daily Grind -View as a web page | [View Online]( [The DAily GRIND News]( Grind for November 4, 2017 # First sip "I've never been married, but I tell people I'm divorced so they won't think something is wrong with me." - Elayne Boosler  You Learn Something New Everyday The Headline In some states, October 30th is a really weird holiday The Grind October 31st is celebrated as a holiday throughout the United States, but depending on where you live, October 30th may also be a holiday. On the Jersey Shore, October 30th is called "Mischief Night." In Detroit, it's called "Devil's Night." And in the Midwest, it's called "Cabbage Night." The term "Cabbage Night" most likely comes from the Celtic holiday "Samhain," where people would dress up in costumes and leave rotten vegetables sitting on doorsteps and smeared on windows. As Halloween was slowly taken over by kid-friendly activities, the vegetable-themed mischief was pushed to October 30th. What's Next "No one knew how Mischief Night got started," explains New Jersey native James Deutsch. "But everyone knew it was de rigueur for pre-teen and teenage guys to go out at night, looking to find minor mischief." The origins of "Mischief Night" have been traced to the 30's and 40's, when Depression-era criminals used the occasion as an excuse to start fires in abandoned buildings. "My group of friends generally came from good homes, but we used the occasion of Mischief Night to test the boundaries of what we might or might not want to do, if only for a single night," admits James. For James and his friends, misdeeds included tossing pumpkins from tall apartment buildings and throwing firecrackers at cars. "When I would return home, our group solidarity required me to withhold everything from my parents, who were obviously not part of this particular folk group." [share]( [tweet]( A Shocking Surprise The Headline Thousands of bluebottle jellyfish wash ashore in southern Australia The Grind South Coast local Brett Wallensky got a shocking surprise last Friday as he walked along Barlings Beach: thousands and thousands of dead bluebottles. "[I've] never seen thousands of bluebottles in one spot before," he said, stunned by the gooey blue mass carpeting the beach. The bluebottle is a common sight in Australian waters, especially during warmer months, but seeing thousands at once is rare. A bluebottle sting hurts, but it is not deadly. The best method of treatment is to remove the stinger and run the wound under hot water (peeing on it will not help). Bluebottles retain the capability to sting several days after death. The Facts "Bluebottle" is a common nickname for the Indo-Pacific Man-o-war, a strange type of jellyfish called a "siphonophore." Siphonophores are among the most poorly studied creatures in the world, and we know almost nothing about their biology. Scientists still don't understand if the creatures are a single entity, or if they are made up of multiple organisms called "zooids." What we do know is that the bluebottle reproduces by sending eggs and sperm into the water. The resulting embryos grow into tiny jellyfish that are just a few millimeters long. The bluebottle then grows by cloning itself. [share]( [tweet]( Good to the last drop Did you know...Pineapples are not a single fruit, but a group of berries that have fused together. [share](#) [tweet](#) This email was sent to {EMAIL}"  This email is never sent unsolicited. You have received this Daily Grind email because you subscribed to it or someone forwarded it to you. To opt out, see the links below.  TO OPT OUT [OPT OUT]( your email address from our list. We respect your right to privacy. [View our policy.]( This email was sent by: The Daily Grind News 6890 E. Sunrise Dr. Suite 120-137 Tucson, AZ. 85750 Don't forget, your friend wants to be interesting too. So [Forward this Email to a Friend]( Â