Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

A "sook" is a word used in Australia and New Zealand to describe a timid, cowardly person, especially a young person – essentially a crybaby.

According to Stanford professor Keith Humphreys, the most affordable university in the U.S. for students who get federal financial aid is the University of North Texas. However, some wealthy schools provide financial aid for low-income families, and therefore, Harvard is the most affordable according to a Washington Monthly analysis.

Brad Pitt was in Kickapoo High School golf, swimming and tennis teams, and speech and debate club (Springfield, Mo.) Angelina Jolie was teased at Beverly Hills High School and transferred to Moreno High School where she was a punk outsider.

Joseph Goebbels' wife, Magda, had a biological Jewish father, Richard Friedlander, who died in the Buchenwald concentration camp in 1939. She didn't try to help him.

The above is information that Mr. Smarty Pants read in a book, magazine, or newspaper; heard on the radio; saw on television; or overheard at a party. Got facts? Write to Mr. Smarty Pants. Why not visit mrsmartypants.com?

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