Welcome to the first episode of season two of Stump the Librarian! Join Courtnei and Emily, with a little help from Jill, as they tackle three questions in this episode. Why is New York called the Big Apple? How did black pepper become such a popular spice? Are there any animals that can’t fart? Do bats?? We would love to answer your questions too! Email us at [email protected]. We’d love to hear from you!  

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Concerning the Big Apple... 

https://www.amazon.com/Origin-York-Citys-Nickname-Apple%C2%BB/dp/3631437870 

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32902732/photo-of-john-j-fitz-gerald-of-the-new/ 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7914753/Historian-traces-origin-New-York-Citys-nickname-Big-Apple-100-years-1920.html 

https://www.travelawaits.com/2657319/why-new-york-is-called-the-big-apple-and-other-city-nicknames/ 

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers 1939 (The Big Apple) 

Concerning Black Pepper... 

https://www.worldhistory.org/Pepper/ 

https://www.britannica.com/plant/black-pepper-plant 

Concerning Farts... 

Rabaiotti, D., & Caruso, N. (2018). Does it fart?: The Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence. QUERCUS Publishing. https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C857354 

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/4/3/17188186/does-it-fart-book-animal-farts-dinosaur-farts 

https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/fart.html