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CARTOON 10-08-2019

Lethologica is the word used to describe the phenomenon of forgetting a word!

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John Graziano John Graziano — October 8, 2019
1. Lethologica is the word used to describe the phenomenon of forgetting a word! 2. Cockroaches have their own neighborhoods. Roaches that live close together have the same genetic makeup! 3. Stolen from an Ohio library in 1968, a copy of Life magazine with The Beatles on the cover was returned 50 years later with $100 to cover late fees! Submitted by Dan Paulun, W. Lafayette, OH.

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CARTOON 11-19-2019

1. The "plinthaster dentatus" is a type of starfish with an extremely puffy body - it looks like ravioli! 2. Musical icon Elton John claims to own more than 200,000 pairs of sunglasses! 3. The chemical formula for sodium citrate, the compound that makes cheese into a creamy cheese sauce, is Na3C6H5O7!

CARTOON 11-18-2019

1. In September 2019, New Jersey herpetologists Dave Schneider and Dave Burkett found a two-headed baby rattlesnake - and named him Double Dave! 2. In 1494, at just 19 years old, Michelangelo was commissioned by the ruler of Florence to build a snowman in the mansion's courtyard! 3. Before he was a famous musician, Johnny Cash was a military code breaker for the U.S. Air Force. He used his paychecks to buy his first guitar!

CARTOON 11-17-2019

1. Alexander the Great washed his hair in saffron to keep it shiny and orange! 2. Russian engineer Roman Pritula and his team transformed a battered Volkswagon® van into a replica of Harry Dunne's furry dog grooming van from "Dumb and Dumber"! 3. "Heterochromia iridum" is the genetic mutation that causes eyes to be two different colors! 4. Bug enthusiast Deri Saputa spotted a neon pink cricket in the wild!

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