Welcome to Kent District Library’s Stump the Librarian Podcast where your friendly neighborhood librarians put their research skills to the test answering questions from you, the listener! Jill and Liz every other Wednesday to learn new and exciting information. Think you have a question that can stump us? Visit www.kdl.org/stump to submit a question of your own!
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Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
In this episode we answer the questions “Did George Washington eat pretzels?” and “How are hurricanes named & who names them?” We also share a fact of the day from Manager Karen and Jill recommends a captivating chapter book about a school for crime fighters. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Karen’s Fact of the Day: Dung for Dinner by Christine Virnig
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C755338
Jill’s book recommendation: The Midwatch Institute for Wayward Girls by Judith Rossell
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C1197812
Concerning George Washington's pretzels:
https://www.thespruceeats.com/german-pretzel-history-4796280
"pretzel." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 26 Jul. 2021. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/pretzel/61315#main-ada. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
"George Washington." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 12 Feb. 2025. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/George-Washington/108779. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
https://www.foodandwine.com/lifestyle/religious-history-pretzels
https://www.history.com/articles/the-pretzel-a-twisted-history
https://youtu.be/3whRvgEK8ZI?si=u5_q9qdDDXJ7ixig
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretzel
Concerning hurricanes:
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/hurricane
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames_history.shtml
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone
https://wmo.int/resources/wmo-fact-sheets/tropical-cyclone-naming
"Hurricane." World Book Kids, 2025,
www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar830933. Accessed 05 Nov. 2025.
Rafferty, John P.. "How Do Hurricanes Get Their Names?". Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Aug. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/story/how-are-hurricanes-named. Accessed 5 November 2025.
All About Hurricanes by Cody Crane: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C847225
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