Today's interesting fact has to do with the Northern Lights.

The Northern lights or Aurora Borealis is a natural light display that often appears in the Artic and Antarctic

The lights are caused when high speed particles, usually from the sun, hit the magnetic field of the earth.

I mention it today, as there has been a coronal mass ejection (CME) that has hit the Earth, and the effects will be noticed for the next couple days.

This also means that the Northern Lights are likely to be seen as far south as was seen in 2005, the last CME that was similar in size to this present one.

Then, the Aurora Borealis was seen as far south as the Caribbean.

I haven't done this for a while, between being busy with life, death, disease and depression, but I've started again on request.  Hopefully I will get one every day.


Today's interesting fact has to do with Rye Bread.


Rye bread is a traditional bread, that used to be made in most western countries, but has been supplanted almost completely by easier made wheat breads, which is a shame.


While Rye flour has some gluten in it, it doesn't seem to be enough to to trigger coeliac disease or IBS, which gluten has been linked to.

Rye bread is also good for those with insulin issues (such as diabetics) as it doesn't trigger glucose spikes.

Ask at your local supermarket for Rye bread and get this traditional foodstuff back on the shelves.