Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Puggles, Labradoodles, and Christopher Columbus
By Mr. Smarty Pants, Fri., May 12, 2006
Gas prices of about $3/gallon are about the same in constant dollars as the price of gas at its 1981 peak.
One of the latest fads is producing hybrid or "designer" dogs by crossing two purebreds, such as Puggles (pugs and beagles) and Labradoodles (Labradors and poodles). Unfortunately, many are not researching the positives and negatives of each breed and end up giving them to animal shelters.Dr. George Grant was the first African-American to graduate from Harvard Dental School. He also invented the golf tee.
Legend has it that Charles Fox visited Texas in the 1920s to teach his new dance, the fox-trot. Locals came up with their own variation, which came to be known as the Texas two-step.
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