The San Francisco Zoo has an elephant named Calle who has a chronic illness,
requiring medication. The zoo people couldn’t get Calle to take her dose
orally, so a California pharmacologist developed a suppository.
The 10-inch-long, four-pound, cocoa-butter bullets are crafted by the good
folks at Guittard Chocolates in Burlingame. Administering the DAILY
medication takes five professional zoo workers, including a vet and two with
Master’s Degrees to distract Calle with treats, calm her, and one with a
full-arm glove to . . . well, you get the picture.
Why am I telling students this?
Just think – FIVE people went to college and still have a life worse than
yours! Now stop complaining and get your work in on time and MAYBE you will
have a better life than you have now!
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ANSWERS to our Tea Trivia:
FALSE 1. In the USA the only state to raise tea commercially is Georgia. (It
is not in Georgia, but Charleston, South Carolina)
TRUE 2. 85% of all tea consumed in the USA is served iced.
FALSE 3. Crates of British tea were dumped into Boston Harbor in 1776 to
start the American Revolution. (1773, 3 years prior to the Declaration of
Independence)
TRUE 4. Tea was not introduced to England until 1650 and not a popular drink
until the reign of Charles II.
FALSE 5. Iced tea was first offered in the sweltering heat of the 1904 St
Louis World Fair. (Record of it served iced as early as 1810 and throughout
the Century)
TRUE 6. Tea is healthy, low in caffeine, no calorie, preservatives, or
additives and rich in antioxidants.
FALSE 7. The oldest cultivated tea tree in Japan is nearly 3200 years old.
(True of China; but tea was not cultivated in Japan until 1830)
TRUE 8. After the winter rest the first harvest of tea leaves is called
“First Flush”.
FALSE 9. Tea is the 3rd most popular beverage in the world. (It is second
only to water)
TRUE 10. There are only 3 basic teas (black, green, oolong) and all come
from the same plant. (Note: all 3000 varieties of tea come from one of
these three)
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Dr Bob Griffin
[email protected] www.grif.net
“Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!”