An adult otter can eat 15 pounds of shellfish a day.

The word soccer entered the English language in 1889. The origin of the word is from alteration of assoc., an abbreviation for association football.

The ridges on corduroy are called wales.

Graham crackers, which are made from a finely ground, whole wheat flour, are named for Sylvester Graham, a U.S. dietary reformer who lived 1794-1851. Emerson called him the poet of bran and pumpkins.

Ants won’t cross a chalk line.

This article appears in October 13 • 2000.

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