To keep them from stealing pepper, which at the time was a highly
prized commodity--and used as currency.
2. George Washington.
The dogs were founders of the American foxhound breed, created
by Washington when he bred descendants of English hounds with
a French foxhound given to him by the Marquis de Lafayette.
3. Smelling salts.
Earhart, who made a solo transatlantic crossing on the fifth
anniversary of Charles Lindbergh's historic flight, didn't drink
coffee or tea.
4. Ballad of
the Sad Cafe (McCullers), Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
(Tyler) and Fried Green Tomaties at the Whistle Stop Cafe
5. The vulture. The
hummingbird has the fastest wingbeat--up to 90 per second.