Hiya Skeleton Crew,

Keepin’ things quick today.

Answers to Last Time

• “At Seventeen” was the best-chartin’ tune a’ the folk singer Janis Ian.
• “Edge of Seventeen” is the song where Stevie Nicks sings lots ’bout a white-winged dove, which is the animal I was hopin’ ya’d answer.

Today’s Trivias

Trivia 1

Like I mentioned yesterday, Janis Ian was the inspiration for the name a’ Lizzie Caplan’s character in Mean Girls.

Can ya tell me what FX teevee show did Lizzie Caplan co-star as Virginia E. Johnson? The show was (loosely) based on a real-life pair a’ research partners—one a’ whom was a gynocologist by trainin’—an’ Michael Sheen played the title character.

Trivia 2

I mentioned yesterday that the science name for the white-winged dove is Zenaida asiatica. Well, the word Zenaida is awfully close to Zendaya, which got me thinkin’ ’bout the Oakland-born actress. Apparently her name comes from a Shona language phrase meanin’ “give thanks to god”, didja know that?

Shona is spoken by over 14 million people—mostly in Zimbabwe but also a bit in Mozambique—an’ is a member a’ what larger language group that comprises somethin’ like 600 different African languages?

OK then

Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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