Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Panama hats originated in Ecuador, Winnie the Pooh's real name, and more
By Mr. Smarty Pants, Fri., April 18, 2008
NASA has detected large amounts of sodium chloride in lower levels of Mars' terrain, suggesting it once had oceans, or at the very least it tastes salty.
In 1996, a man claiming to have a bomb held a radio station manager hostage in Wanganui, New Zealand. He demanded to hear "Rainbow Connection," sung by Kermit the Frog. The bomb was found to be fake, and the man was charged with kidnapping.
There are 30,000 restaurants in Beijing, not including street vendors.
Winnie the Pooh's real name is Edward.