Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Grapes, raisins, chocolate, cocoa, onions, and macadamia nuts are no-no's for your bowwow, and more
By Mr. Smarty Pants, Fri., Sept. 7, 2007
A nerve can shut down or go into spasm from something with the weight of a single hair.
Grapes and raisins can cause acute renal (kidney) failure in dogs. Snopes.com confirms the warning based on a 1989 report by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Chocolate, cocoa, onions, and macadamia nuts are also no-nos for your bowwow.
During the Cold War, the UK developed a nuclear land mine that theoretically could be powered by the heat of live chickens. Called Blue Peacock, the project was canceled in February 1958.
Mick Jagger got dancing lessons from Tina Turner and her backup singers/dancers.
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