random curiosities for the intellectual.

...as a result of hitting the wrong end of the pit.

indeed

The yo-yo was devised as a hunting weapon in 1000 B.C. in the Philippines. The weapon was thrown and the string would wrap around the animals legs/feet tripping it, making an easy kill for the hunters.

Back when men were men.... "the eradication of moles from these country estates was driven, in part, by the latest fashion craze of wearing moleskin coats. One woman's coat was comprised of more than 1000 of these skins. Source: Bristol Bucks County Gazette (Pennsylvania) 23 March 1882."