More Notes from the Dept. of Redundancy Dept.

 

Didja know:

  • Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich was so obsessive that he regularly sent cards to himself to test how well the postal service was working. 
  • The CIA is supposed to release the JFK assassination records to the public no later than October 26, 2017.
  • Napoleon Dynamite had a budget of only $400,000 and Jon Heder was paid only $1,000 for his role as Napoleon.
  • The term “Abracadabra” has its origin in the Aramaic phrase meaning “I create as I speak.”
  • 3 in 10 Americans believe that a ‘secretive power elite’ is conspiring to rule the world through an authoritarian government.
  • The drugs used for a lethal injection in Texas cost $83.
  • A cheetah can go from 0 to 40 mph in three strides.

And finally, from lifelong family friend Earl Troglin, a canny internet voyager, this wonderful snitch Retriever. It begs the question: Why is there no CSI: Canine Unit?