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From the page: (And I post these with some skepticism)
- Objects weigh slightly less at the equator than at the poles. (Explanation on the page.)
In the United States, a pound of potato chips costs two hundred times more than a pound of potatoes.
A person cannot taste food unless it is mixed with saliva. (More on the page.)
The first automobile race ever seen in the United States was held in Chicago in 1895. The track ran from Chicago to Evanston, Illinois. The winner was J. Frank Duryea, whose average speed was 7½ miles per hour.
At any given time, there are 1,800 thunderstorms in progress over the earth's atmosphere.
Lightning strikes the earth 100 times every second.
The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words. (More on the page.)
A rainbow can be seen only in the morning or late afternoon. It can occur only when the sun is 40 degrees or less above the horizon.
I like this quote:
A San Antonio wife, filing for divorce, described her husband as "a bore." "Just what is a bore?" asked the judge. She thought about it, then quoted, "A person who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company." The record shows the judge regarded that as sufficient grounds and granted her the divorce.
And finally, the fact on which President Bush bases all his economic policy:
One-fourth of the world's population lives on less than $200 a year. Ninety million people survive on less than $75 a year.
