Carolus Linnaeus (aka Carl Linné) is best remembered for his system of scientific classification. He was not known for his generosity of spirit; those who criticized him were apt to find they had weeds named after them.
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Because decent sanitation was virtually nonexistent during the Civil War, scouts could generally find out the location of the enemy by smelling them. One Union scout remarked that “the smell simply indicated the presence of the rebel army in the neighborhood.”