Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
What's French for "banana"
By Mr. Smarty Pants, Fri., Feb. 17, 2006
Some say cheerleading is the most dangerous sport. The NCAA's Catastrophic Injury Insurance Program found that 25% of its claims for college student-athletes since 1998 are a result of cheerleading.
The "J" in Homer J. Simpson stands for "Jay." The "J" in Bart J. Simpson stands for "Jo-Jo." Both "J's" are tributes to Rocky and Bullwinkle, whose full names were "Rocket J. Squirrel" and "Bullwinkle J. Moose."Baboons can tell the difference between English and French.
According to a diplomatic document sent by England to the U.S. in June 1944, the Nazis considered not killing all the Jews in exchange for war supplies and provisions. The document, which is in the National Archives, says the offer came from a top Gestapo official in Turkey.
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