Cassius, an Australian saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), is the largest crocodile in captivity at 5.48 m (17 ft 11.75 in). The Australian saltwater crocodile is the largest and most fearsome of today's species.
Pearl Washington, 52, Dies; Dazzling Guard Put Syracuse on Basketball Map. Dwayne Washington, better known as Pearl, passing for Syracuse in a game against Cornell. A point guard, Washington played three seasons for the Orange, from 1983 to 1986.
Vacuous, unchecked rock lore holds that Pearl Jamâbefore they settled on the sploogiest name in pop music historyâwere first called Mookie Blaylock. Grunge's stadium heroes would have been named after a very good, but never great, NBA point guard, if only Blaylock hadn't taken notice and forced a name change.