Know it All

Fess Parker (born 1925) starred as Davy Crockett in Walt Disney's "Ballad of Davy Crockett" (1954). Not afraid of being typecast, his next role was as Daniel Boone in the 1960s television series of the same name (1964-1970).

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In the early 1900s the largest boys organization in America was the Sons of Daniel Boone, founded by Daniel Carter Beard (1850-1941). The group's name was later changed to The Boys of Pioneers. The uniforms were fringed buckskin outfits of the frontiersman.

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The Boy Scouts was founded in England in 1908. The program was an organization of boys aged 11 to 17 years that focused on character development and citizenship training.

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Boy Scouts have a three-finger salute. Cub Scouts have a two-finger salute.

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The Cub Scouts use "The Jungle Book" for motivation.

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"The Jungle Book" (1894) was a series of stories written by British writer Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) while he was living in Vermont. The stories were originally published in serials in a children's magazine called Saint Nicholas, published from 1873 to 1939.

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The 1967 movie "The Jungle Book" was Disney's 19th animated feature. Loosely based on the stories of Rudyard Kipling, the movie is about the abandoned "man-cub" Mowgli, raised by his animal friends in the jungle. Can you name the friendly panther, bear and orangutan in the movie? Remember the names of the villainous snake and tiger? See answer at end.

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The word jungle comes from the Sanskrit word jangala, which means wilderness.

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Sanskrit is an ancient language of India. Today the language is used primarily for religious purposes.

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Karma is a moral concept in the religions of Hinduism and Buddhism. It is the belief that a person's actions determine a person's destiny. There are three types of karma: sanchita karma is all actions from a person's past life, prarabdha karma is karma experienced in this life and kriyamana karma is karma being created in this life that will determine the future.

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The Hindu god of wisdom and prosperity is Ganesha. He is depicted with a chubby human body with four arms and an elephant's head.

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Elephants have been domesticated in India since 6000 BC.

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The oldest elephant ever recorded lived in captivity in Sri Lanka. The elephant, name Raja, lived to be 82 years old. The average life span of an elephant is 50 to 60 years.

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Sri Lanka is an island in the Indian Ocean, 140 miles across and 240 miles long, located 31 miles from the southern tip of India. Sri Lanka is separated from India by the Palk Strait.

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The world's leading cinnamon exporter is Sri Lanka.

Answer: The panther is named Bagheera, the bear is Baloo, the orangutan is King Louie. The snake is named Kaa and the tiger is Shere Khan. "The Jungle Book" was the last movie produced by Walt Disney (1901-1966), who died during the film's production.

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 fax 344-5290.