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    Which famous 16th century figure lost part of himself at a Christmas party and also had a pet elk?

    Question #53350. Asked by gmackematix. (Dec 21 04 9:24 PM)


    peasypod

    		You must mean Tycho Brahe....and his shnoz.

    Dec 21 04, 9:59 PM
    eytank

    		Peasy, thanks for mentioning the word shnoz. I was so curious about what that meant so I looked up Tycho Brahe. What an unusual story.

    http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Brahe.html

    Dec 21 04, 10:06 PM
    gmackematix

    		You won that "yay" by a nose, Peasy.
    Take a breather to read more on the subject:
    http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a980717a.html

    Dec 22 04, 2:27 AM

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