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Animal Antics
Step aside, Punxsutawney Phil. Mojave Max, a 33-year-old desert tortoise, sees your predictions of spring and calls them with a dramatic yearly emergence from his burrow in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Moments in Time: Edgar Allan Poe
On April 20, 1841, Edgar Allan Poe's story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," first appears in print.
Fun Easter Facts
The tallest Easter egg chocolate was made in Italy in 2011. It stood at 10.39 meters and weighed an astounding 7,200 kg.
Strange But True: Honey badger named Stoffel
A honey badger named Stoffel, resident of a wildlife center in South Africa, was noted not just for repeated escapes from his enclosure, but his stubborn penchant for pursuing much larger animals than himself.
Animal Trivia
Snakes can burp fire—only if the decomposing animal they eat bursts with methane and hydrogen while being digested.
Trivia Test: What is a demonym?
LITERATURE: Who is the author of the poem "The Gift Outright," which was read at President John Kennedy's inauguration in 1961?
Moments in Time: An Authentic Life of Billy the Kid
On April 17, 1882, several copies of Sheriff Pat Garrett's wildly inauthentic, fictionalized biography, "An Authentic Life of Billy the Kid," arrive at the Library of Congress.
Trivia Test: Where is the Tyrrhenian Sea?
What is the primary ingredient in the canned product SPAM?
Top Ten Easy-to-Read Fonts
You might be reading one of these fonts right now, or maybe not.
Strange But True: Joe Pesci and Jimi Hendrix
Actor Joe Pesci was a singer and guitar player in his early 20s and once played in the same band as Jimi Hendrix.
Moments in Time: Continental Congress
On April 6, 1776, the Continental Congress takes the first step toward American independence…
Trivia Test: Where is the Adriatic Sea located?
TELEVISION: Frank Costanza was the dad in which 1990s TV comedy show?
Weird Stories: $4,000 and Amish buggy
Perhaps it’s a sad critique of the world we live in when a story like the following is classified as “weird” -- but greed abounds in this modern age…