Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Resisting enemy interrogation, government- subsidized health care, and hula dancing
By Mr. Smarty Pants, Fri., Dec. 3, 2004
The highest amount ever paid for an individual cab license in New York City was $360,000.
According to Ford Motor chairman Bill Ford, the company's Volvo subsidiary is more profitable than its U.S. operation, even though wages and benefits are significantly higher in Sweden. Government-subsidized health care, child care, pensions, and other social supports more than make up for the difference.
Kauai's most senior hula instructor, Kuma Hula Ku'ulei Punua, once taught John Wayne and Marilyn Monroe, among others, to hula.
In the last 5,000 years, humans have moved an amount of earth equal to a mountain range 13,000 feet high and 60 miles long.
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?
