It's Easter weekend. Many people my age will fondly remember getting Cadbury Creme Eggs this time of year… or is it that they fondly remember those TV commercials promoting the eggs? Plus: in Buffalo, New York, many Polish Catholics in Buffalo, New York have another tasty and delicious Easter tradition, the butter lamb.

A Brief History of the Cadbury Egg (The Kitchn) 

Behold the Butter Lamb of God: A Polish Catholic Easter Tradition Beloved in Buffalo, New York (Smithsonian Magazine)

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Today in 1951, a 19 year old sent three words out into the world on the shell of an egg: “Please write me.” Her message simple and effective… though it took a long time for the reply to come in. Plus: starting this Saturday in Brighton, Missouri, the Tulip & Baby Animal Festival.

‘Please write me,’ she scribbled on a random egg in 1951. Someone just did. (Washington Post)

Tulip & Baby Animal Festival 

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Today in 2019, the world learned about a time when a TV host got some medical help from a viewer at home. Plus: the parent company of KitKat warns chocolate lovers in Europe that they may run into a few shortages, after a 12-ton chocolate bar heist!?!

Inside Edition's Deborah Norville to Undergo Surgery for Cancerous Thyroid Nodule After Viewer Spotted Lump (Inside Edition)

Nestlé says 12 tonnes of KitKat chocolate stolen in Europe (Le Monde)

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Reforestation is a big part of the world's efforts to curb global warming, but a new study finds it isn’t just the number of trees that makes the difference for the earth, it’s where you plant them. Plus: in Surrey, British Columbia, a cat named Louis is flaunting international law and convention by crossing the US-Canada border to chase mice.

Not every forest cools the Earth (ETH Zurich)

Cat keeps crossing the U.S.-Canada border (CTV News via YouTube)

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Ever get excited when a class or a meeting gets canceled and you have an extra hour? Researchers have shown that we actually get more excited about the time we gain back than time that was never filled up to begin with. Plus: the AllStrum guitar can help people with disabilities play chords and rock out.

Why a Canceled Meeting Feels so Liberating (Rutgers University)

An innovation that strikes a chord (Yale Engineering)

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Major League BASEBALL is back. And there's a device that can help blind or visually impaired baseball fans follow all of the action with more detail than ever, and in real time, too. Plus: the St. Petersburg, Florida Museum of History is home to Schrader's Little Cooperstown, which has the largest collection of autographed baseballs in the world.

onecourt’s haptic device lets the visually impaired watch live sports using their fingertips (designboom) 

World's Largest Collection of Autographed Baseballs (Roadside America)

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Today in 1976, another history making moment for Queen Elizabeth II. En route to becoming the longest-reigning monarch in world history, she became the first royal to send an email. Plus: today in 1859, inventor William Redgrave received two patents in the UK for what he called a "pillow traveling cap."

On This Day in Royal History: Queen Elizabeth Sent the First-Ever Royal Email in 1976! (People)

William Redgrave’s Safety Travelling Cap (Weird Universe) 

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Today in 1968, a big encounter in Cleveland, Ohio, when a rock legend got to hang out with a Star Trek icon. Plus: Alliance, Ohio is home to The Troll Hole, a museum and shop that has the world’s largest collection of troll dolls.

When Jimi Hendrix met Spock: the incredible story of the guitar legend's encounter with a sci-fi icon (Guitar World)

The Troll Hole Museum 

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The “Course des Cafés,” or the waiters’ race, is an old Parisian tradition meant to celebrate the hardworking servers in a city famous for its restaurant culture. And yes, they compete in their formal work clothes. Plus: authorities in Minnesota want you to know that a "Get Out Of Jail Free" card from Monopoly does not work in a real traffic stop.

The Great Parisian Waiters Race (Messy Nessy Chic)

Last night a deputy did a traffic stop (Chisago County Sheriff’s Office via Facebook) 

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Today in 1929, the birthday of Roger Bannister. He was the first athlete to run a mile in under four minutes… and he did it on a work day. Plus: the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center in Montana has a program where their bears serve as testers for companies that make "bear-proof" food storage containers.

A tribute to Sir Roger Bannister (NHS Imperial College Healthcare)

PRODUCT TESTING (Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center)

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