Mr. Smarty Pants

Natural diuretics and other festive "facts."

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
In 1938, Congress passed an act making 38 cents per hour the minimum wage.

If Earth were a village of 100 people with all the current ratios, 57 would be Asians, 21 Europeans, 14 from the Western Hemisphere, and 8 Africans; 52 females, 48 males; 70 nonwhites, 30 whites; 70 non-Christian, 30 Christian; 89 heterosexuals, 11 homosexuals; 80 living in substandard housing; 70 unable to read; 50 with malnutrition; 1 near death, 1 near birth; 1 with a college education; 1 would own a computer.

Common side effects of tonsillectomies are nightmares.

White, blue-eyed cats are more often deaf than white cats that have green eyes, yellow eyes, or eyes of other colors.

LBJ demanded a glass of warm water every morning to loosen his bowels for the day.

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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