The Difference Between a Possum and an Opossum
by Beth Skwarecki from Lifehacker on (#5WFBH)

Possums look like scraggly, ratty creatures-or at least that's what I used to think. You see them trundling across roads at nighttime, sharp-toothed bundles of fur with a long naked tail trailing behind. But one day, I visited a museum that had pelts of dozens of different animals in a hands-on display. Some were...