Jimi Hendrix claimed that Earth Abides was his favorite book and his song “Third Stone from the Sun” is inspired by the novel.
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Como Zoo (mnopedia.org) Minnesota’s first zoo opened in St. Paul in 1897 with three donated deer in a fenced-in pasture. More than 100 years later Como Zoo continues its mission of animal conservation, education, and family entertainment.