I NEVER KNEW THAT!

We've all heard the expression "you learn something new every day," and it amazes me how often I discover just how true it is.  For example, I recently saw the movie The King's Speech, which I loved.  Now, I knew that the king's brother ascended to the throne when the king abdicated "for the woman he loved," but I had no idea that the new king suffered from a severe speech impediment.  Learned something new that day.

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Colin Firth as King George in The King's Speech

Then, just yesterday I was looking through the latest edition of Taste of Home magazine (the subscription was a Christmas gift from my fab sister—I highly recommend it!) and a recipe for meatballs caught my eye.  Now, with a name like "D'Alessandro" you'd think I'd know a thing or two about making meatballs.  Certainly I've made my fair share of them over the years, and, if I do say so myself, they're pretty darn good.  But the Taste of Home recipe listed an ingredient I've never before added to my meatballs.

Water.

And not just a little bit of water–but one to two cups, depending on the amount you're making! Who knew?  Supposedly it makes the meatballs very moist.  So next time I make them I'm going to give it a try. 

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Hope my next batch of meatballs doesn't turn out...watery????

One last example, this one courtesy of my son.  He was home from college last weekend and we were watching tv when one of the Kay Jewelers commercials that run constantly before Valentine's Day came on.  At the end of the commercial, when their theme song/catch phrase sounded: Every Kiss Begins With Kay, my son said, "That's pretty presumptuous–and crazy–of Kay Jewelers to think that every kiss starts with a piece of their jewelry."  I blinked then said, "It's a play on words—you know, the WORD kiss begins with "K"–like the letter "K."  It was his turn to blink.  Then he laughed and said, "Oh.  Wow.  I totally didn't get it until just now."  Ha!  Hope the kid realizes how smart and clever his mom is, LOL!  Yup, you learn something new every day.

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 So tell me–have you learned anything new lately?  Or something that really surprised you?  Share your newfound wisdom!  Also–have you seen The King's Speech?  Did you know about the king's speech impediment?  Do you think Colin Firth deserves the Best Actor Oscar for his performance?