Today’s interesting fact has to do with The War of Jenkins' Ear.

Robert Jenkins was a captain of a British merchant ship.

He exhibited his severed ear in Parliament in 1731.

It had been cut off during the boarding of his vessel by the Spanish coast guard.

This, along with a number of similar incidents started a war against the Spanish Empire.

The war eventually became part of the War of the Austrian Succession.

Today’s interesting fact has to do with Owls.

Large birds of prey, owls have large eyes that take in whatever light is available.

Most owls hunt at night, in the dark.

Many people think owls use their superior night sight to hunt, but most owls actually use their hearing to hunt and use their eyes to keep from flying into objects.

To aid the Owl in hearing one of the ears is placed higher on the head than the other.

This allows better hearing helping the owl to better pinpoint it's prey.

The circle of feathers found around the eyes are designed to help direct the sound to the ears.