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On average, a mouse’s tail is as long as its body.

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Minnie Mouse’s full name is Minerva Mouse. Her father is Marcus Mouse and her grandparents are Marshall and Matilda Mouse.

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Visitors to Disneyland can visit the home of Minnie Mouse in Toontown. Minnie’s refrigerator is stocked with cheese and she has a cake in the oven.

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The object of the game Mouse Trap, by Milton-Bradley, is to trap an opponent’s mouse-shaped game piece before they trap yours. The trap consists of miniature gears, a marble, a diving board and a bathtub that cause a chain reaction to drop the trap.

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British inventor James Henry Atkinson invented the Little-Nipper mousetrap in 1897. It is the prototype of the classic spring-loaded mousetrap that slams shut when a mouse takes the bait.

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The first patent ever issued for an animal went to Harvard University in 1988. The mouse, known as the oncomouse, had the oncogene added to its genetic makeup, which makes it susceptible to cancer and helps human cancer research.

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The symbol that represents the zodiac sign of Cancer is the crab. Do you know the animal symbols that represent the following astrological signs? Aries, Taurus, Pisces, Leo, Scorpio, Capricorn. See answer at end.

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After the assassination attempt on her husband in 1981, First Lady Nancy Reagan (born 1921) hired a personal astrologer to predict safe times for Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) to travel.

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When two court astrologers to the emperor of China failed to predict the eclipse in 2134 BC they were beheaded. Eclipses were considered evil omens and the emperor was upset at being caught unaware.

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A solar eclipse is caused when the shadow of the moon is cast on the Earth. A lunar eclipse is the shadow of the Earth cast on the moon.

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In the story of “Peter Pan” Peter loses his shadow. Tinkerbell helps him search for it and Wendy sews the shadow back on.

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The long running radio series “The Shadow” (1936-1954) always began with the line “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!” The invincible crime fighter could become invisible by his ability to cloud men’s minds. His alter ego was Lamont Cranston, handsome young man-about-town.

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Vampires do not cast shadows, nor do they have reflections in mirrors.

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General Mills has a line of monster themed cereals. Chocolate-flavored Count Chocula, blueberry-flavored Boo Berry and strawberry-flavored Franken Berry. Two other cereals that are no longer available were Yummy Mummy with vanilla marshmallows and Fruit Brute with lime-flavored marshmallows.

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Answer: Aries-ram, Taurus-bull, Pisces-fish, Leo-lion, Scorpio-scorpion, Capricorn-goat. The symbols for the other signs are: Gemini-twins, Virgo-the virgin, Libra-the scales, Sagittarius-the archer, Aquarius-water bearer.

Know It All is by Kerry McArdle. It runs in the weekend and Wednesday editions of the Daily Journal. Questions? Comments? E-mail knowitall@smdailyjournal.com or call 344-5200 x114.