Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
General Montcalm received his first military commission at the age of nine. We received our first test on the multiplication tables at the age of nine. (Source)
James Fenimore Cooper was expelled from Yale his junior year after a series of pranks, including training a donkey to sit in his professor's chair. (Source)
General Munro's real name was spelled "Monro." No relation to Marilyn. (Source)
Iowa is called the Hawkeye State, and the University of Iowa's sports teams are called the Hawkeyes. Yup—that's after our man Hawkeye. (Source)