First Day of Spring myth to bust

Today is the Vernal Equinox, aka the first official day of Spring. In Central Texas it arrived several weeks ago based upon the temperatures. Meanwhile, it will still be over a month away in the part of North Dakota I lived in and while growing up in Central Illinois, it felt more like a paradox. 
 
However, the biggest piece of nonsense I still hear is today is one of the two times you can stand an egg on its smaller or more pointed end. When you press for a better explanation from such purporters of junk science, you get some stupid follow up about the earth’s gravity or position from the sun or you know, some kind of weird physics. The reality is that you can do this any day of the year and it’s truly dependent upon the egg. I’ve read that eggs with bumps help, so does sprinkling salt on the surface you balance the egg’s small end on. Give it a shot, maybe you’ll win an easy bet at a bar.