Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
An old-school potato clock and a famous appendix on ice
By Mr. Smarty Pants, Fri., May 11, 2007
The Incas measured time according to how long it took potatoes to cook.
Until recently, there were more cows in Vermont than people.The U.S. Air Force says the Eisenhower-era B-52 bombers will remain in service until 2037 when any still capable of getting airborne will be 80 years old.
Princeton's morgue has a bug-zapper.