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?