Do you ever find yourself thinking about nuts, dear reader? I do. I'll just be sitting around and all of a sudden, I have nuts on the brain. How could I not? I mean, they have so much protein! So why not have a nut-based fun fact for today?
Fun fact: Pecans are the only real earth food that astronauts can have in space.
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| "Hold on, guys! I forgot my nuts." - Jim Lovell |
While this fact is undeniably fun (because space!), it also makes me a little sad. Of all the nuts to take into space, astronauts get pecans?
First of all, I am sure this is cause for great conflict in pronunciation. Peanuts are just peanuts. But pecans are PEE-cans and pee-KAHNs. I can just imagine Alan Shepard throwing his nuts at Edgar Mitchell on the moon while screaming, "If you're going to eat my nuts, at least call them PEE-cans!"
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| Just by the way, I'm a PEE-can kind of lady. In that I like to pee in cans. |
Accent aside, I feel there is great injustice in nuts cleared for space travel. Pecans? Really? I love Brazil nuts. And almonds! And must we reject the peanut?
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| Mr. Peanut does not take rejection well. |
I feel I should not rest until astronauts are allowed to sample a variety of nuts in space. I shall fight the good fight, dear reader, but you should too. After all, are you really comfortable living in a world where Astronauts Scott Tingle and Jeanette Epps can't enjoy handfuls of cashews together in space? I know I'm not. So until next time, dear reader, stay strong. And strive for nuts.
