December 15, 2003
*Ask Jen
Reader Jeff wants to know, "What are the Dodgers dodging?"
The Brooklyn Dodgers were named for "trolley dodgers" who needed to be quick-footed enough to slip between trolleys that were frequent on urban streets at the time. The baseball players hoped to be just as agile on the field.
Reader Brian asks, "Who came up with the idea that storks deliver babies?"
Apparently the ancient Scandinavians began the legend, but it wasn't until Hans Christian Andersen came along that the myth grew in popularity. The reasons the Scandinavians used the stork were observations that the storks were gentle to one another, monogamous, and nested in chimneys.
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