The meaning of the name Ferrari is “blacksmith.”

Shecky Greene, Don Rickles, and Vic Damone all liked the rice pudding at the Riviera in Las Vegas.

Some cacti can grow on rocks because they have developed a symbiotic relationship with rock-dissolving bacteria, according to recent studies by the Northwestern Center of Biological Research in La Paz, Mexico.

Hyenas’ jaws are strong enough to chew through bone and teeth.

According to writer Lonn Taylor, Texas license plates were suddenly changed in the early 1930s to white and orange (University of Texas colors). The next year, they were maroon and white for Texas A&M. Plates with colors for Baylor and Rice were issued after that but were soon after changed back to their original black and orange.

This article appears in August 28 • 2009.

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