"Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed."
Benjamin Franklin
Old McDonald On the farm Shaved so hard He broke his arm Then he bought BurmaShave
1936
For almost 70 years the life insurance industry has been a smug sacred cow feeding the public a steady line of sacred bull.
Ralph Nader
ANIMALS Part 28 of 32
The phrase "raining cats and dogs" originated in 17th Century England. During heavy downpours of rain, many of these poor animals unfortunately drowned and their bodies would be seen floating in the rain torrents that raced through the streets. The situation gave the appearance that it had literally rained "cats and dogs" and led to the current expression.
The pigmy shrew - a relative of the mole - is the smallest mammal in North America. It weighs 1/14 ounce - less than a dime.
The poison-arrow frog has enough poison to kill about 2,200 people.
The poisonous copperhead snake smells like fresh cut cucumbers.
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History houses the world's largest shell collection, some 15 million specimens. A smaller museum in Sanibel, Florida owns a mere 2 million shells and claims to be the worlds only museum devoted solely to mollusks.
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.
Erica Jong
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA
He was named after his uncle, Dr. Benjamin Harrison,
and his great-grandfather Benjamin Harrison, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
