Wacky & Weird Facts: Animals Part 16

The vampire fish impales their prey with their long, sharp fangs. Their fangs can grow as long as six inches.

The great white shark is an example of an apex predator; which means, as an adult, it has no natural predators in its ecosystem.

Studying the earwax of a blue whale can tell scientists the story of its life. The technique, described in the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, can be used as a tool to understand the whale’s hormonal and chemical biography. It can also be a window into how pollutants, long discontinued, can still pervade the environment today.

Bison may look slow and not very agile, but they can run at 35 miles per hour and jump as high as 6 feet off the ground.

Daily Wisecracks & Wisdom

In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Albert Einstein

THE SPHINX—BEER ALCOHOL CONTENT

SO LONG JIM

https://nypost.com/2026/10/06/us-news/scandal-scarred-televangelist-jim-bakker-dead-at-86/

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You can’t get rid of the teat-hogs once they get a taste of taxpayer money.

https://townhall.com/news/amy-curtis/2026/10/05/amy-klobuchar-somali-rally-n2684117

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Nebraska has a bunch of Woke BS.

https://townhall.com/columnists/jordan-sekulow/2026/10/01/city-bans-firefighter-for-being-homeschooled-aclj-begins-his-defense-n2683961

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Smart.

https://nypost.com/2026/10/04/us-news/li-student-jojo-yawson-aces-chemistry-regents-exam-to-win-teachers-25-year-old-challenge-for-100/

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Big Sis should be in jail.

https://nypost.com/2026/10/02/us-news/prosecutors-face-uphill-battle-in-criminal-probe-of-cornell-7-accusing-of-gang-rape-experts/

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California fires report.

https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/10/03/review-of-californias-response-to-devastating-la-fires-is-in-and-its-even-worse-than-you-thought-n2207694

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What is the solution ???

https://nypost.com/2026/10/02/us-news/canal-street-vendor-knocked-my-phone-away-as-i-exposed-illegal-activities-flooding-chinatown-nyc-caitlyn-becker/

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This should bring justice.

https://nypost.com/2026/10/01/us-news/hochul-appoints-ag-james-to-take-over-cornell-7-gang-rape-probe-after-losing-faith-in-upstate-das-investigation/

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No Joy.

https://pagesix.com/2026/10/01/entertainment/joy-behar-misses-the-view-after-dislocating-her-shoulder/?_gl=1*m3z3vw*_gcl_au*MjAzMjc0ODQxNi4xNzkwMDIxMTc3*_ga*MjAzNTc0ODk4OS4xNzkwMDIxMTc3*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3OTA5MzMwMDgkbzQzJGcxJHQxNzkwOTM0NTEyJGo2MCRsMCRoMA

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Karoline has a new job.

https://nypost.com/2026/10/05/media/former-white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-joining-fox-news-as-a-contributor/

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Your Beer Editor:   What is up with alcohol in beer, LL ?

Bottoms Up Cat:   Many of our readers want to control their alcohol drinking.  This will help.   First are the beers with the most Alcohol By Volume ( ABV ).

https://worldfood.guide/list/list-of-beers-in-america-by-alcohol-content-abv/

Near beer.

https://pinter.com/blogs/brewing-education/best-low-alcohol-beers

Some final thoughts.

https://www.clawhammersupply.com/blogs/brewing/how-much-alcohol-is-in-beer?srsltid=AU7gw4XbErglssqKyxK2v8SnB5ahGd73kWRDjHy-w5yKNaEZBEomlFCy

States not the Federal Government limit the amount of alcohol in beer.

Know your limit, don’t be a mean problem drinker.   If alcohol or drugs interfere with your personal life, you have a problem.

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A most requested.

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You never know.

https://babylonbee.com/news/cnn-british-farmer-racially-profiles-group-of-muslim-men-out-for-sunday-drive

https://pjmedia.com/