Generally, an unopened jar of conventional peanut butter can last in your pantry for six to nine months, while an open jar can last for about two to three months.  "To extend its shelf life past that time, it's OK to store in the fridge," says Lisa Young, PhD, RDN, an adjunct professor of nutrition at New York University.  "It may last another three months or so."  https://www.marthastewart.com/8233953/should-you-refrigerate-peanut-butter 

A silent letter is a letter that isn’t heard when a particular word is pronounced. Think of the “b” in subtle, the “a” in bread, and the “h,” in ghost.  Almost every word in the alphabet plays the role of a silent letter in at least one word.  According to Ursula Dubosarky—author of “The Word Snoop”—about 60% of English words contain silent letters.  There are silent consonants as well as silent vowels.  They can be found at the beginning, middle, or end of a word.  Find examples of silent letters at https://languagetool.org/insights/post/what-are-silent-letters/#:~:text=A%20silent%20letter%20is%20a,yourself%20with%20these%20pesky%20characters. 

Doctor Marigold is a novella by the famous Victorian novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870) that tells the story of a “Cheap-Jack” who sells inexpensive articles to the poor in popular fairs.  After losing both his daughter and wife, he decides to adopt a deaf and mute girl and names her Sophy after his dead daughter.  hroughout the two chapters of the book, Dickens portrays the activities of salesmen in the markets and gives samples of the captivating jingles and patters that they sing.  “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”   Charles Dickens  https://www.amazon.com/Charles-Dickens-Doctor-Marigold-lightens/dp/1780006330    

muscle memory noun

The physiological adaptation of the body to repetition of  a specific physical activity, resulting in increased subconscious neuromuscular control when performing that activity again.  Today is the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, which is recognized by the United Nations to celebrate the power of sport to drive community development and social change, and to foster peace and understanding.  The first Olympic Games of the modern era began in Athens, Greece, on April 6, 1896.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_memory

The first written evidence of the official Games dates from 776 BC, when the Greeks began measuring time in Olympiads, or the duration between each edition of the Olympic Games.  The first Olympic Games were held every four years in honour of the god Zeus.  From then on, a number of artistic activities such as music, singing, poetry and theatre were organised at the Pythian or Delphic Games (a separate event to the Games held in Olympia), linking culture and sport right from the beginning of the Games.  In 393 AD, the Roman Emperor Theodosius I banned the Olympic Games for religious reasons, claiming that they encouraged paganism.  They were not revived until the modern era.  A number of initiatives to re-establish an international sporting event were attempted at the end of the 19th century, but failed due to the lack of coordination among the worldwide sporting movement--until one man decided to bring the main stakeholders together in Paris. The Olympic Games were therefore revived at the first Olympic Congress, organised by Baron Pierre de Coubertin and held at the Grand Amphitheatre at the Sorbonne University from 16 to 23 June 1894.  Two thousand people attended, including 58 French delegates representing 24 sports organisations and clubs, and 20 delegates from Belgium, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the United States representing 13 foreign sports federations.  As the congress came to an end on 23 June, the Olympic Games were reborn and the International Olympic Committee created.  The first Olympic Games of the modern era took place in Athens, in the country where the original Games took place in Antiquity, in April 1896.  Paris hosted the second Games in 1900.  The Paris 1900 Olympic Games saw women compete for the first time.  https://www.olympics.com/en/news/the-history-of-the-olympic-games   

Today is recognized by the United Nations as World Health Day to draw attention to global health issues.  It marks the founding of the World Health Organization on April 7, 1948.   

http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com  Issue 2925  April 7, 2025