Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Pricey prisons, precious pearly whites, and promoterless pugilists.
By Mr. Smarty Pants, Fri., Jan. 9, 2004
Boxer Jack Johnson won his world heavyweight title in 1903 by defeating Canadian Tommy Burns. The bout was staged in Sydney, Australia, since no American promoter at the time wanted to pit a black boxer against a white boxer.
The Arab conquest of Spain in the eighth century was carried out mainly by Berbers, who lived in North Africa before the arrival of Arabs.
There are different variations on the tooth fairy. Vikings had a fee that was given to children upon the use of a tooth. The teeth, considered good luck, were later strung to make jewelry. In other cultures, if you want your child to become a doctor, you bury your child's tooth near a hospital.
The first name of the Lt. Columbo character, which was played by Peter Falk, was never revealed.
