Are rabbits paranoid? If not, why not? Almost every mammal...


December 20, 1989|By L.M. Boyd

Are rabbits paranoid? If not, why not? Almost every mammal and bird that eats flesh hunts rabbits.

The Greek historian Heroditus in 484 B.C. examined costumed skeletons on an old battlefield. Skulls of Persians, he noticed, were thin and fragile. Skulls of Egyptians were thick and tough. He asked why and was told, Persians wore turbans, Egyptians went bareheaded. He deduced the sun influences bone growth. It was the first time of record anyone had figured that out.

Most Texans but few others contend real chili con carne contains neither tomatoes nor beans. You buy that?

Albert Einstein reportedly said on his deathbed there is only one important question. Ponder that. What do you suppose the question might be? Ask around. See if anybody says what Einstein said: ''Is the universe friendly?''

''Along with success,'' said Euripides, ''comes a reputation for wisdom.''

It's known the most common animal bites reported to emergency rooms, in descending order, are dog, cat and human. What's not known is why most human bites occur between 3 and 5 p.m. Saturdays.

It was that Spaniard Cervantes who first labeled the two categories of humankind as ''the Haves and the Have-Nots.''

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