While still in college, Theodor Geisel adopted this pen name before going on to write and illustrate some of the best known children’s books of all time.

These little green tree-like vegetables are actually the flowering portion of the plant.

6. In Dead Poets Society, main character John Keating is an English teacher who endears himself to his class through poetry and encouraging them to “seize the day”. This famous comedian played the role.

Named for his father and a 19th century abolitionist, this boxer was stripped of the title of Heavyweight Champion when he refused to be drafted for the Vietnam War.

This structure is the result of the collaborative efforts of sixteen nations, marking a new age of cooperation after the Cold War, and orbits the earth at a speed of about five miles per second.

In stage productions, this title character has been traditionally played by a petite woman. The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up was first seen on stage in 1904.

Once thought to be poisonous, the tops of this popular orange root vegetable have been proven to be safe for consumption.

This comedian’s expertise with fencing helped propel his early career before finding success with leading roles in films such as The Producers, Young Frankenstein, and Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory.

These two stars of the movie franchise The Hunger Games are divided on which Kentucky basketball team to support.

This natural light show observed in dark skies is caused by solar wind particles interacting with the Earth’s magnetosphere and have been seen in both northern and southern hemispheres.

Although he was best known for this seven-book series, C.S. Lewis wrote many other popular works that discuss Christianity outright and through various themes.

Gregor Mendel used about 28,000 plants of this fast-growing, spring vegetable to test out his theories on genetics in the mid-19th century.

Before finding critical and popular success on his own sketch comedy show, this comedian was first featured in Robin Hood: Men in Tights as Ahchoo.

This “Father of Bluegrass” and youngest of his eight siblings from Ohio County was forced to learn the mandolin because his older brothers already played the fiddle and guitar.

This kind of full moon only occurs once every two to three years, which has led to a common colloquialism about rare events.

Although this book by Shel Silverstein about a boy and a tree is very popular, its interpretation is a controversial subject.

The use of pigs to hunt this highly valued mushroom in Italy was outlawed in 1985 due to the pigs’ tendency to damage the underground bacterial colony that supports mushroom growth.

This comedian is perhaps most famous for his bit on the “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” and he was arrested for violating obscenity laws after performing the bit in Milwaukee in 1972.

This First Lady was born and raised in Lexington before moving to Springfield, Illinois, where she was courted by both Stephen A. Douglas and his Whig opponent.

This type of cloud is associated with a rotating column of wind, extending from the base of a cloud. If it touches the ground, it becomes a tornado.

This story of a young orphan, her relocation to Misselthwaite Manor, and her explorations of the estate was originally aimed at adults and published in serial form starting in 1910.

Ipomoea, the genus of this root vegetable popularly found in casseroles at Thanksgiving, also includes the flower morning glory.

As a message to her grandmother, this comedian ended each of her variety show episodes by tugging on her left ear.

America’s 12th president, this man was the second president to die while in office and the last president to own slaves during his term.

Although a comet large enough to be seen with the naked eye passed over the southern hemisphere in 2007, this comet, the last seen by the northern hemisphere, passed by in 1996 and 1997.