Wacky & Weird Facts: Animals Part 15

An ostrich’s powerful long legs can cover 10 to 16 feet in a single stride. Their legs can also be formidable weapons. In fact, an ostrich kick can kill a human or a potential predator like a lion.

When lobsters fight or flirt with each other, they actually squirt urine at each other’s faces from little urine release nozzles under their eyes.

The trap-jaw ant from Central and South Africa can snap its jaw shut at a speed of up to 145 miles per hour. To put that into context, that’s 2,300 times faster than the blink of an eye.

According to a study led by Igor Malyshev, a zoologist at St. Petersburg State University in Russia, the Australian red kangaroo and the eastern gray kangaroo are almost always left-handed.

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Daily Wisecracks & Wisdom

You want to torture someone? Hand them an adorable baby they love
who doesn’t sleep.
Shonda Rhimes

THE SPHINX—WHO CALLS THE TUNE

Mind your own business.   If you look for trouble, you will find it.

https://nypost.com/2026/10/05/us-news/viral-video-captures-arizona-state-university-cheerleader-being-shoved-to-ground-pummeled-by-cops/

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You go Gavin.

https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/10/04/gavin-newsom-adds-woke-and-islamic-holidays-to-the-california-calendar-n2684079

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Bessent news.

https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/10/04/bessent-interview-with-axios-iran-and-melanias-friends-n2207727

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Trump sends out checks, and will attend Alabama-Georgia game.

https://nypost.com/2026/09/30/business/trump-mails-letter-and-500-check-to-950k-americans-with-obamacare/

https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/trump-attend-alabama-vs-georgia-college-football-game-bryant-denny-stadium

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Democrats support a military take over of the government.

https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/30/59-percent-of-democrats-back-a-coup-and-their-candidates-dont-want-to-talk-about-it-n2683895

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Football trolls.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50087404/college-football-trolls-week-5

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Bad news.

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/japan-us-marine-crime-okinawa/2026/10/04/id/1271658/

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An indictment after 20 years.

https://nypost.com/2026/10/05/us-news/indiana-murder-suspect-michael-jerome-james-arrested-20-years-after-allegedly-killing-boy-and-stepmom/

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Elon is back.

https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/09/30/hes-baaack-elon-musk-to-head-war-departments-project-meridian-brainstorm-the-future-of-warfare-n2207599

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Kroger gets new work clothes.

https://nypost.com/2026/10/01/lifestyle/kroger-workers-face-new-dress-code-as-grocery-giant-issues-first-policy-update-in-a-decade/

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Not this time.

https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/10/01/texas-woman-kills-4-year-old-daughter-over-custody-dispute-n4957866

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Best grocery store ????????

https://nypost.com/2026/10/02/lifestyle/supermarket-voted-best-grocery-store-in-america-as-customers-praise-variety-of-offerings/

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The Puzzled  Editor:   Is that a secret code, LL ?

The Fair Cat:   No, it’s an old proverb.   Whoever pays the bill, tab, cost decides what goes where.

https://englishdaily626.com/proverbs.php?080

This is a good example.

https://townhall.com/news/mattvespa/2026/09/29/trumps-college-loan-tweaks-are-being-feltand-campus-libs-are-going-to-blow-a-gasket-n2683715

It is public money.   Students owe over a trillion dollars to you.

Ask Mr. Ed.

https://theonion.com/taylor-swift-surpasses-geppetto-the-incredible-waltzing-horse-as-most-awarded-vmas-artist/

https://www.ithaca.com/

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Almost an original idea.

https://babylonbee.com/news/trump-announces-plan-to-gift-iran-a-giant-wooden-horse

https://www.newsmax.com/