Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, died April 21, 1910. He owned 17 white suits.

Adolf Hitler had to contend with a howling German shepherd named Blondi for much of his 55th birthday, April 20, 1944.

Botanically, the coconut fruit is a drupe, not a true nut. Because coconut water has the same electrolyte balance as blood, it has been called “the fluid of life.” During World War II, it was used as a substitute for intravenous plasma by both U.S. and Japanese medics.

Poppin’ Fresh, the Pillsbury Doughboy, has a wife, Poppie Fresh, and their two kids are Popper and Bun Bun. The family cat is Biscuit, and the dog is Flapjack. Poppin’s grandparents are Grandpopper and Granmommer.

European studies show that one out of every 600 babies is born to a woman who is unaware she’s pregnant until close to the delivery day.

This article appears in April 16 • 2010.

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