question of the day

Lately, I've had random questions come to mind - "Why is that, anyway?" - about various subjects. I've never really followed through with getting them answered but it's about time I started doing that. It might be a good way of setting an example for my kids of doing research when you want to know something, and they can learn the various trivia as well. And who knows - maybe something will start us on a deeper research project.

My most recent questions:

1. Why do Jewish people break dishes as part of their holiday celebrations?

2. Where does the blood come from in a nosebleed? 

3. What country has figgy pudding on its Christmas dessert menu? I think it's England, but I want to make sure because we're going to have some this year! Excited to try it! I'd never even seen a fresh fig before we moved to Mississippi (those fig newton cookie things were the sum total of my exposure), and in June, we got a bunch of figs from a tree in a friend's yard. Some were made into jam and some were canned whole. 

Maybe you think these are stupid questions, but really - I don't know. I never thought about them enough to put in the time to figure it out, and now I'm curious.