Five Quick Bites 

* Interesting. One of the things I was writing about while I was in Japan is how incredibly efficient the Japanese are. Here’s a perfect example: an airport that hasn’t lost a single piece of luggage in 30 years.

* Fun and Interesting. In the heart of Paris, there’s a new museum – the Musee du Fromage – dedicated to the ages-old craft of cheesemaking in France. Visitors can learn about the history of cheesemaking, see cheese made, talk to real cheesemakers, and, yes, taste the cheese. Click here.

* Fun. 16 animals with delightfully obvious names. Click here.

* Fun? Has social media expanded the number of oddball things people do for fun and entertainment, or has it simply exposed how many crazy things people have been doing? Here’s an event that apparently amuses some people greatly – running trucks off the side of a cliff. And here’s another one (considerably more benign) – the Annual Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake in Gloucester, England.

* Fun and Interesting. Ten of the most creative TV commercials you’ll ever see. Click here.