Monday, April 30, 2007

Jumbo The Giant Elephant

As a result of the publicity of P. T. Barnum's Jumbo, a circus elephant, was entered into the English language as a synonym for "large". Jumbo's size was estimated to between 11 and 13 feet and weighing 6.5 tons.


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