Some experts contend that certain bats will purr when
they are happy.
Gen. Daniel Sickels, of Gettysburg fame, had his leg shot off in that action.
He had the amputated leg preserved by morticians and sent to West Point, where
he would visit it regularly until his death in the early 1900s.
According to a malaria buff, mosquitos are attracted to the color blue.
No one knows when “UNIQS” actually became “UNIX” but this much is known: The
computer operating system began as an attempt to create a game called “Space
Travel” on a discarded computer.
“Keistering” is a common practice among prisoners involving the smuggling of
various things in the anal cavity.
This article appears in August 9 • 1996 and August 9 • 1996 (Cover).