Important to Note

Someone reminded me this week that you shouldn’t shampoo your hair every time you take a shower, which got me thinking about all the things that are true but we don’t talk about because they don’t matter. Things like tomatoes being fruits, college stadiums being bigger than NFL stadiums, Diet Coke’s dubious relationship to cancer, and microplastics.

People in various states of malaise sometimes find themselves invigorated by these phenomena, compelled to impart their wisdom on otherwise happy people.

What these not-fun facts really reveal is the compulsions we all have to stay safe, in the know, and in control.

The Dallas Cowboys’ stadium seats 80,000 while Alabama’s seats 100,000, for example. You can take that one for free.