The vitamin B complex was discovered before vitamin A, and was first called "water-soluble factor B." Vitamin A was discovered shortly thereafter, and was called "fat-soluble factor A," as near as we can tell, to "back-fill" the alphabet. We think vitamins C, D and E were named in that order. But we're sure Vitamin K got its name from the Danish/German "koagulations." If you've got more info on the subject, please let us know.

The second half of our list of 20 performers in John Wayne films who had one or more Billboard Top 40 tunes in the U.S.: Phil Harris, Tab Hunter, Dean Martin, Sal Mineo, Ricky Nelson, Fess Parker, Debbie Reynolds, Tommy Sands, Frank Sinatra and Bobby Vinton. The toughest name on the list is bandleader Phil Harris, who charted 16 times from 1933 to 1952.

If you regularly use something called a "lap dissolve" in your work, you are most likely a:
A) Movie director
B) Chemist
C) Magician
D) Jockey

Previous answer: The message on the reverse side of Harry Truman's "The buck stops here" sign is "I'm from Missouri." The sign can be seen by visitors to the Truman Library in Independence, Mo.

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