The Mexican drug cartel has created a religion based on its patron saints of the Mexican drug underworld. The main saints are Jesús Malverde, the patron saint of drug traffickers, and Santa Muerte, the patron saint of the hopeless or criminals.

Joe Pesci’s sloppy kissing of Sharon Stone in the 1995 film Casino is considered by some to be the most repulsive kiss in movie history.

Harvard’s first African-American student graduated in 1870, and Yale’s graduated in 1874.

The Romans introduced oatmeal to Scotland – to feed to horses and other animals.

Toad Suck, Ark., is named for steamboat captains traveling the Arkansas River who tied up there to visit taverns when the water levels were low. Locals would say, “They suck on the bottle ’til they well up like toads!” “Frog” is a dirty word in Toad Suck.

This article appears in December 17 • 2010.

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