Cleopatra knew well fate by snakebite

Answer: "Poor venomous fool, be angry, and dispatch," she implored the serpent, in Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra," as she pressed it to her breast. Imprisoned, Cleopatra probably used an Egyptian cobra to make her exit, says Marty Crump in "Headless Males Make Great Lovers."

Question: In the dream, his wife is consulting with a physician, concerned that her teaching job is so demanding it's cutting into time for her own kids. Then she asks, "Do you think I need a mammogram?" "No, I don't think that's necessary," answers the doctor and, with an impish smile, adds an enigmatic, anagrammatic comment. What did he say and who was the real wiseguy?

Answer: "Given the professional demands on your time," the dream doctor advised, "your kids could use a gramma, ma'am, not a mammogram." Upon awakening, science researcher Roger Shepard was himself surprised by his dream's punch line, which he saw contained a phonetically perfect anagram for "mammogram," as reported by Andrea Rock in "The Mind at Night." Said Shepard, "Such a dream suggests that another mind, of which 'I' am not conscious, is operating, so to speak, within 'my' own brain."

Question: What does a Baby's non-stinky poo vs. stinky poo say about breast-feeding vs. formula-feeding?

Answer: The proteins and fats in Mom's milk are more easily digested than those in cow's milk formula, presumably making the natural end product less smelly, says "New Scientist" magazine. However, breast milk also has a laxative effect, so these babies are often notoriously prolific diaper fillers. Breast milk is in effect made to order for each individual baby, whereas formula has to conform to an average by suiting infants of differing ages, with a baby of one week getting the same nutrients as a child of 12 months. So, much of the fat and protein will be excreted rather than absorbed by the body. Breast-fed babies absorb almost 100 percent of what they take in — and rarely become constipated — leaving waste that is largely inoffensive H2O.