LEARNING ABOUT ARTHRITIS from the majestic moose. “The arthritic Bullwinkles got that way because of poor nutrition early in life, an extraordinary 50-year research project has discovered. That could mean, scientists say, that some people’s arthritis can be linked in part to nutritional deficits, in the womb and possibly throughout childhood.”

A moose once bit my sister. No, really. And moose bites can be pretty nasty. Maybe he was just trying to make up for a nutritional deficit.