Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Guns and ranch dressing: just another week in Texas

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

What do David Duchovny, Mary Tyler Moore, Howard Stern, and Anthony Stewart Head have in common? They are all pescetarians.

One of the best heat-conducting materials known is dragline silk from the golden silk orbweaver spider. It conducts even better than pure copper.

Actor Paul Rudd is a really big fan of ranch salad dressing.

The 1631 edition of the King James Bible had many printing errors, including "Behold, the Lord our God hath shewed us his glory, and his great asse," and "Thou shalt commit adultery."

In 1977, 54% of American adults lived in a household that contained a gun. By 2010, that figure had declined to 32%.

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