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Five Things You Didn't Know About Fleas

Hooray for internet chain letters. Even better when they come from your friends.

1. The rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopsis) feeds from rodents, and is the most common cause for infection of the bubonic plague. This occurs when the flea has fed on an infected rodent, and then bites a human.¹
2. Flea "dirt," in the fur of a cat, is actually excess blood (from host) consumed by the adult flea, passed as feces.²
3. Flea developed an enthusiasm in playing music very early, first trying his hand at the drums. However, at the age of nine he took up playing the trumpet, soon finding a strong natural aptitude for the instrument. He was so skilled that upon his family's settlement in LA he swiftly earned himself a place in the Los Angeles Junior Philharmonic Orchestra.³
4. The maximum distance fleas tend to migrate is around 220 yards. A flea jumps up to a foot at a time and can jump more than 600 times an hour when questing for a host. In comparison, mosquitoes tend to migrate up to 1.5 miles.⁴
5. Joe Theismann of the Washington Redskins infamously had his career come to an end on a nationally televised Monday Night Football game at the hands of New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor, after a failed attempt at a flea-flicker which didn’t fool the Giants’ defense. Upon tackling Theismann, Taylor’s entire weight came crashing down on Theismann, severely breaking his leg.⁵

Ok, so here are my next 5 to tag. I won't waste my time calling out some B or C-list bloggers. In fact, screw the A-list as well:

George W. Bush
Pope Benedict XVI
Steve Jobs
L. Ron Hubbard
Kim Jong Il

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