Elephants: The new godless killing machines?

On the off chance you read that George Orwell elephant-killing essay I linked to the other day, you might remember that he had to shoot the elephant because it had "gone must." I didn't think much about this, assuming it was just some sort of elephant crazies.

Well, kinda. In a strange coincidence, the Mental Floss blogs today posted a piece from their archives about "musth," which is like a male elephant PMS that only comes up once a year.

So there you go. The Floss again lives up to its goal of filling our heads with random but occasionally useful information.

If only this sentiment were more common.

Poking around on a work project that referenced Samford University, I found this portion of an inauguration speech given by new Samford President Andrew Westmoreland.

"I believe our Christianity is no excuse for a lack of scholarship. Instead, our faith should move us to the highest standards for excellence. And in that search for excellence, we do not fear the discovery of any truth, because all truth is God's truth."

Just a great quote, that.