Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
No feeding the poor in Vegas, and a history of the avocado
By Mr. Smarty Pants, Fri., Sept. 22, 2006
The original name for the avocado, "ahuacate," was too hard for Americans to pronounce. Worse, it's the Aztec word for "testicle." The avocado is a cultigen, a cultivated species domesticated so far back in history that its ancestry is unknown.
Madonna sent her dog to a therapist after he became depressed after the birth of her child.Basketball has one of the highest rates of head injuries of any sport.
Legend has it Anna Slezak invented the polka in 1830. The story goes she was humming and skipping through her town in Bohemia when Joseph Neruba asked her to teach him the steps and tune. He brought the dance to Prague ballrooms in 1835.
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