Posted November 9, 2013 A famous person is sometimes said to be “in the limelight.” Have you ever wondered what on earth that means? Do limes (and perhaps their close relatives, lemons) give off light – under certain circumstances? Like, when they're near celebrities? Actually, the “lime” in “limelight” is more akin to the kind of “lime” in “limestone.” The sedimentary rock we call limestone is usually made from shells and skeletons of ancient creatures pressed together over a long period of…