Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Arcane ephemera from the bespectacled one
By Mr. Smarty Pants, Fri., Nov. 5, 2004
50% of the children hit by cars near schools are hit by vehicles driven by parents of other students, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A giclee is an individually produced, high-resolution reproduction of a picture produced on a special large-format printer.
According to a study by the University of British Columbia published by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, every 30 minutes you spend driving in your car may increase your risk of becoming obese by 3%.
A new shoot of Moso bamboo, the type used for flooring, can grow up to eight inches in diameter and 80 feet tall in two months.
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