What is the shortest known gestation period of any mammal and what is the longest?

The American opossum, a marsupial, bears its young 12 to 13 days after conception.

The Asiatic elephant takes 608 days, or just over 20 months.

What are the formal names for groups of bears, cats, crows, gnats, kangaroos, peacocks, and swine? A sleuth or sloth of bears A clutter or chowder of cats A murder of crows A cloud or horde of gnats A troop of kangaroos A muster or ostentation of peacocks A…
Who changed the name of the Maryland presidential retreat from Shangri-La to Camp David? Dwight D. Eisenhower changed the name Shangri-La to Camp David in 1953, naming it after his grandson.
Who said, “I aimed for the heart and by accident I hit the stomach instead”? Upton Sinclair said, "I aimed for the heart and by accident I hit the stomach instead". He was discussing the national response to his 1906 novel The Jungle about the Chicago meatpacking industry.…
Did women’s rights leader Susan B. Anthony ever vote in an election? The women's rights leader Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) did not live to see the 19th Amendment adopted in 1920 guaranteeing women the right to vote. But Anthony had voted illegally in a Rochester,…
Where is the largest Chinese settlement outside the Orient? The largest Chinese settlement outside of Asia is San Francisco's Chinatown district. It covers only about 12 square blocks.
What is the most number of fingers and toes ever possessed by one person? On September 16, 1921, a baby boy in Shoreditch, East London, England, was reported to have been born with 14 fingers and 15 toes.