Kermit the Frog was named after Kermit Scott, a childhood friend of creator Jim Henson, who became a professor of philosophy at Purdue University.

In the Middle Ages, peacocks and swans were sometimes served at Christmas dinners.

27 percent of U.S. male college students believe life is "a meaningless existential hell." (big surprise, eh?).

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