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Ken Osmond, Eddie Haskell from Leave It to Beaver, became a police officer for the LAPD and was shot three times while on a foot chase with a car thief. He was placed on disability and later retired after 18 years on the force.
Many forest animals such as woodpeckers, wild turkeys, chipmunks, beavers, forest mice and deer eat bark, leaves and fruit of hickory. Those that feed on fruit facilitate dispersal of seed.
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The child actor who played Eddie Haskell on "Leave it to Beaver" became a mustachioed motorcycle cop after the series ended, and survived being shot three times
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Mink lives in a den made of tree roots, leaves, stones and branches. Dens are usually located near the water and they are equipped with several entrances. Mink sometimes uses abandoned burrows of beavers or muskrats.
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Leaves of common smilax are important source of food for the white-tailed deer and rabbits. Black bears eat berries, while beavers eat root of common smilax.
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Fruit and seed of American hornbeam are important source of food for ruffed grouses, wild turkeys, pheasants, foxes and squirrels. White-tailed deer and eastern cottontail eat leaves and twigs. Beavers and grey squirrels strip and eat bark of American hornbeam.
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Aspen is important source of food for the forest animals. Beavers eat bark, twigs and leaves and use branches to build dams. Moose, elk and deer eat twigs and leaves, while rabbits, hares and muskrats consume bark of the tree. Songbirds eat seed, flower buds and fruit.
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Beavers are herbivores animals. They like to eat tree bark of different plant species, like cherry, maple, aspen… They also eat plants like water lily, pond weed and different types of leaves. By pruning the bark of the wooden plants, beavers stimulate grow of plants.
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The first-ever "swear" word heard on prime time network TV was "damn" and was uttered on an episode of "My Favorite Martian" in 1965. The potty-mouth was actress Doris Packer, better known as school principal Mrs. Rayburn on "Leave It to Beaver".
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The rapper (and writer of the rap) in the bridge of Michael Jackson’s “Black or White” was producer Bill Bottrell, a 38-year-old white man credited only as “L.T.B.” for “Leave it to Beaver.”
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White-tail deer eat leaves and twigs, brown bears, squirrels and beavers eat fruit, while rabbits eat bark of sassafras tree.
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Jive Lady from Airplane! was played by Barbara Billingsley (June Cleaver, Leave it to Beaver)
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Not only do poor Jews really exist but that there are hopeless crowds of elderly people starving to death on the streets of Israel! What a Debby-downer to encounter while watching Leave-It-To-Beaver on ME-TV.
The show 'Leave it to Beaver' had only one black performer to appear on the show. Kim Hamilton played a maid and had less than a minute of screen time. - source
Jerry Mathers who played the Beaver on Leave it to Beaver was in the Air Force Reserves and reached the rank of Sergeant - source
Actor Erik von Detten (of '90s movies Brink! and Leave it to Beaver fame) is the voice of Sid in both Toy Story and Toy Story 3.
Young Harry Shearer played the Eddie Haskell role (originally 'Frankie Bennett') in the 1957 'Leave It To Beaver' pilot. But his parents pulled him out so he could have a normal childhood. - source
Beavers are pretty much the coolest animal. They help restore deserts, conserve water, promote wildlife populations, leave fertile ground, protect other animals during winter..."Nature" Leave It to Beavers (TV Episode 2014)
Leave it to Beaver was 6 seasons but I'm sure I watched that show every single day from 1975 to 1985 - This post is for the +40 crowd. Sorry Beaver
