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unusual facts about Wonder Wart-Hog



2007 Central Luzon hog cholera outbreak

An outbreak of classical swine fever (hog cholera) in the Philippine region of Central Luzon, particularly the provinces of Pampanga and Bulacan occurred in mid-2007, the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed.

Algoriphagus

A. machipongonensis ( Alegado et al. 2012, ; Algonquin noun "Machipongo", Hog Island, Virginia, USA; Latin suff. -ensis, of or belonging to; New Latin masculine gender "machipongonensis", of or belonging to Machipongo/Hog Island).

Baudin Beach, South Australia

It is named after the French explorer Nicolas Baudin who in 1803 anchored in nearby Hog Bay to take on fresh water.

Bawean deer

The Bawean deer, Hyelaphus kuhlii, also known as Kuhl's hog deer or Bawean hog deer, is a highly threatened species of deer found only in the island of Bawean (Gresik Regency) in Indonesia.

Bill Reilly

During Reilly's time at the helm of Primedia, the firm built a collection of more than 200 magazines that included American Baby, National Hog Farmer, Chicago and New York.

Burford, Ontario

Dairy, poultry, hog and fish farming persist and range from large scale commercial operations to subsistence type family farms.

Clash of Clans

Dark Elixir Troops - The Dark Elixir Troops consists of Golems, Hog Riders, Minions, Valkyries, and Witches (who can summon the skeletons of dead soldiers).

Cundiff, Texas

In 1858, the Butterfield Overland Mail established Earhart's Station, on the west bank of Big Creek, at Hogeye, or Hog Eye Prairie a prosperous ranch there managed by Joseph B. Earhart.

Disodium pyrophosphate

When added to the scalding water, it facilitates removal of hair and scurf in hog slaughter and feathers and scurf in poultry slaughter.

Duplin County, North Carolina

It has more hogs than any other county in the United States—2.2 million in 1998, which is greater than the hog population of most states.

Empress of Blandings

"Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey", wherein we first meet the noble beast, tells of how she misses her first keeper, Wellbeloved, when he is sent to jail for a spell; her pining is worrisome to her master, with the big show approaching, until she is pepped up by James Belford's hog-calling techniques, returning to her trough with enough gusto to take her first Silver Medal.

Eysteinn

The Eysteinn tumulus (Östens hög) in Västerås near Östanbro has been linked to King Eysteinn by some popular historians.

Hog calling

In "Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey", by P.G. Wodehouse the Empress of Blandings misses her first keeper, Wellbeloved, when he is sent to jail for a spell; her pining is worrisome to her owner (Lord Emsworth), with the big show approaching, until she is pepped up by James Belford's hog calling techniques, returning to her trough with enough gusto to take her first silver medal.

Hog Farm

In 1978, the Hog Farm assisted in the founding of the Seva Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to alleviating suffering caused by disease and poverty.

Hog Island, Philadelphia

Starting in 1925, the Pennsylvania Air National Guard used a small part of Hog Island as a training field for its pilots.

Hog Wild

Road Wild, a professional wrestling pay-per-view from World Championship Wrestling, previously called Hog Wild

Hog's Back

However, the medieval name for the ridge was Guildown (recorded first in 1035 where it was the site of the abduction of Prince Alfred of Wessex by Earl Godwin and then in the Pipe Rolls for 1190 and onwards) but this name is no longer in use.

Jane Austen, in a letter to her sister Cassandra dated Thursday 20 May 1813 from her brother's house in Sloane Street, wrote of her journey to London in a curricle via "the Hog's-back" and said

Hog's Back Road

It goes over the dam creating Mooney's Bay and Hog's Back Falls, and continues over the Hog's Back swing bridge over the Rideau Canal, to allow taller boats navigating the canal to pass.

Jaguar Mark 1

The Jaguar Mark I gained a certain notoriety when on 22 January 1959 former motor racing world champion Mike Hawthorn died in an accident involving his own highly-tuned 3.4-litre, VDU 881, on the A31 Hog's Back road near Guildford in Surrey, England.

James Hog

James Hog (1658?–1734) was a Scottish minister at Carnock, known for his role in the Marrow Controversy within the Church of Scotland.

Jimmy Archer

After his retirement from baseball, Archer worked as a hog purchaser for the Armour meat packing company in Chicago.

Libertarian Party of Manitoba candidates, 1995 Manitoba provincial election

There is a Guy Beaudry in Winnipeg who serves as vice-president of the hog production firm Hytek Ltd.

Madagascar dry deciduous forests

Some of the local reptiles present are: Labord's chameleon, various plated lizards, Leaf-tailed gecko, Big-headed gecko, Madagascar Ground Boa, Giant hog-nosed snake, Spear-nosed snake and Kapidolo.

Merycoidodontoidea

As their name implies, some of the better known forms were generally hog-like, and the group was once thought to be a member of Suina, the pigs, peccaries and their ancestors, though recent work indicates they were more closely related to camels.

Moccus

"Moccus" is a Gaulish word for "pig" or "hog", and Moccus may have been the protector of boar hunters among the tribe of the Lingones, where he was invoked at the tribal centre, Langres.

Penneshaw, South Australia

Frenchman's Rock – In 1803 the French explorer Nicolas Baudin anchored in Hog Bay and one of his crew noted the arrival of the expedition by carving on a rock.

Pig Hunt

The next morning, they encounter methamphetamine-addicted hillbilly brothers Jake (Jason Foster) and Ricky Tibbs, (Nick Tagas) cousins of John's, who are interested in joining them on a wild hog hunt.

Pork ribs

McDonald's McRib patties contain pork meat mostly from non-rib sections of the hog.

Ray Weishaar

He rode for the Harley-Davidson 'Wrecking Crew,' and helped to popularize the nickname 'hog' in reference to Harley-Davidson by carrying the team's mascot, a small pig, around on victory laps.

Red snake

Heterodon platirhinos, a.k.a. the eastern hog-nosed snake, a harmless colubrid found in the United States

Roadjammers

Later, an offer from the Z Foundation caught the interest of not only Felix and Skunge, but also of Road-Hog, a gangsta-styled African American who loves motorcycle riding and Burn-Out, a psychopath obsessed with destruction.

Sand viper

Heterodon, a.k.a. hog-nosed snakes, a genus of harmless colubrid species found in North America.

Smithfield, Virginia

Currently, Smithfield Foods, a Fortune 500 Company that owns Smithfield Packing Company and others, is the world’s largest pork processor and hog producer.

Smlednik

A possible derivation is from the common noun smled 'hog's fennel', referring to the local vegetation.

Spondias

They are commonly named hog plums, Spanish plums, libas in Bikol and in some cases golden apples for their brightly colored fruit which resemble an apple or large plum at a casual glance.

Star Island

The first permanent settlement of Star Island began in 1677 when the Province of Maine, under Massachusetts rule, undertook to increase taxes on nearby Hog Island (now Appledore Island).

Tequesta

The Tequesta gathered many plant foods, including saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) berries, cocoplums (Chrysobalanus icaco), sea grapes (Coccoloba uvifera), prickly pear (nopal) fruits (Opuntia spp.), gopher apples (Licania micbauxii), pigeon plums (Cocoloba diversifolia), palm nuts, false mastic seeds, cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto), and hog plum (Ximenia americana).

Tony Edwards

The character was inspired by Gilbert Shelton's Wonder Wart-Hog and achieved cult status with the Australian surfing community.

Vaccinium myrsinites

The Seminole used this plant for food and for a variety of ceremonial and medicinal purposes, including the treatment of "hog sickness", or unconsciousness.

Vigna

—Bambara groundnut, Congo goober, hog-peanut, jugo bean, njugumawe (Swahili) (sometimes separated in Voandzeia)

Vintage Motor Cycle Club

The Vintage Motor Cycle Club was founded on 28 April 1946, by 38 enthusiasts at the Lounge Cafe, Hog's Back, near Guildford in Surrey, for owners of motorcycles manufactured before December 1930.

Western hog-nosed skunk

Recent work has concluded that the western hog-nosed skunk or common hog-nosed skunk (formerly Conepatus mesoleucus) is the same species as the American hog-nosed skunk, and that Conepatus leuconotus is the correct name of the merged populations.

WWHG

At 10AM on the 13th, WKPO's new format was unveiled: album-oriented rock as "105.9 The Hog," promising "Everything that rocks, not just from one decade." "You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana were the first two songs played on the new "105-9 The Hog."

Yes You Can

Also featured were the comedic Coach Cuddles Ford (played by Patrick Ford), and two animated characters, "Harry Hog" and "Body Man", voiced by Michael Magee.


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