Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
By Mr. Smarty Pants, Fri., June 22, 2012
Author Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958) created a costumed supercriminal called "the Bat." Bob Kane said it helped inspire him to create Batman.
The amount of energy in a gallon of gasoline would be enough to charge an iPhone once a day for almost 20 years.
The Latin term for "left" is "sinister" meaning threatening evil or harm. In ancient Rome certain omens, especially flights of birds on the left side, were considered unlucky. This came into Latin culture via the Greek practice of facing north when reading omens.
There's no lobster in lobster sauce, but Chinese restaurants once used it as a lobster dish. Also, there is no lobster sauce in China – it was invented in America.
Comedienne Ruth Buzzi, known for her roles on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, lives mainly in Fort Worth. She and her husband live on a 220-acre ranch where they raise cattle and quarter horses.
