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Mr. Smarty Pants

By Mr. Smarty Pants, March 2, 2001, Columns

Napoleon was the last European chief of state to personally lead armies into battle. He was wounded several times, nearly captured several times, fell off his horse frequently, and had 19 horses shot out from under him during his military exploits.

Silk made by Sydney funnelweb spiders is used as cross hairs in optical instruments.

The film with the longest running time has won the Best Picture Oscar 44% of the time.

According to a report in the New Scientist, Samson suffered from the earliest recorded case of antisocial personality disorder. Dr. Eric Altschuler of UC-San Diego claims that Samson was mentally ill, and that in today's society he would be seen as "a bit of a thug."

Bottle caps have 21 crimps in them.

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