The Last Word

What are the dying words of Charles Foster Kane in the motion picture Citizen Kane?

Food, Glorious Food

William Faulkner, renowned American writer and Nobel Prize laureate, refused a dinner invitation from JFK’s White House remarking: “Why that’s a hundred miles away . . . That’s a long way to go just to eat.”

No Dinner at 8:00!

Who famously refused a dinner invitation from the White House under President Kennedy because it was too far to travel?

Not Toto Too, But Toto Moo!!

In the early stage version of The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy’s faithful companion Toto, the dog, was replaced by a cow named Imogene!

 

Toto Two?

Did you know there was a stage version of The Wizard of Oz? Even if you did know that, you probably don’t know what animal replaced Toto, Dorothy’s faithful canine companion, in the early stage version.

Do you?

Smile Crocodile

Crocodiles intentionally eat stones or rocks and for years it was thought they might help a crocodile stay under the water longer and dive deeper.  Since crocodiles like to ambush their prey by floating in water with only their eyes and nostrils showing, perhaps having rocks in their stomach helps keep their bodies under water, out of sight.

More recently scientists have questioned this hypothesis and while there may be some incidental truth to the diving deeper theory, we do know rocks in the digestive system of some animals help digestion.  These rocks are called gastroliths (literally, “stomach stones”) and they can sometimes stay inside an animal’s stomach for years.  Since crocodiles often swallow their prey whole, rocks in a crocodile’s stomach may well help their digestive system crush and grind their meals, particularly when they consist of animals with shells and tough bones!

Fruit Smack

Kool-Aid was originally marketed as “Fruit Smack.”