Among the things I learned this week:
* The New York Yankees air dry their laundered uniforms, and visiting teams have laundry facilities and staff. (Courtesy: NYT)

* Motion detecting towel dispensers use D batteries. (Courtesy: Personal experience)

* Cull is the term for a lobster missing a claw. Pistol is the term for a lobster with no claws. (Courtesy: Cull & Pistol)

* October is considered an appropriate time to start selling Christmas ornaments. (Courtesy: Kennedy Center)

* RSAP (Renoir Sucks at Painting) Movement. (Courtesy: NYT)

* USGS uses Twitter and other social media data to supplement seismic instrument data to detect earthquakes. (Courtesy: Fellow Party Attendee)