The word "Squirrel" comes from the Greek Skiouros, meaning "Shadow-Tailed", because they use their tails to keep warm or shade themselves from the sun.
Some squirrels are predatory.
A squirrel's teeth grow continuously and they gnaw to wear them down.
Squirrels are believed to have twice knocked out the NASDAQ market. In 1987, a squirrel caused a transformer power surge, shutting the exchange down for 82 minutes. In 1994, another squirrel chewed through a power line, disrupting trading for 32 minutes.
Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee used to fry squirrels in a popcorn maker he had in his college dorm.
Squirrel meat is high in cholesterol.
Some people in the backwoods of Kentucky consider squirrel brains a delicacy.
The eastern gray squirrel is legally classified as Vermin in Britain.
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