Friday, January 25, 2019

Things I learned lately 25 Jan


  • The voice actor behind Tony the Tiger and the song "You're a men one, Mr. Grinch" are one in the same - Thurl Ravenscroft.
  • Some dogs' feet smell like corn chips. This is actually referred to as 'Frito Feet'.
  • Beaver College changed its name to Arcadia partly because anti-porn filters kept blocking access to its web site.
  • Baby porcupines are called porcupettes.
  • If you feel like you've previously experienced an event in a dream, it's called deja reve.
  • Legislators in Indiana, in 1897, tried to pass a bill redefining pi as 3.2
  • Ravens in captivity can learn to talk better than parrots.
  • Bones found at Seymour Island indicate that 37 to 40 million years ago, penguins stood 6 feet tall and weighed 250 pounds.

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