In Hawaii, you are a haole until you’ve been there five years. After
that time, you become a kamaaina.
Dust mites living in human bedding eat skin cells that have been shed. It is
estimated 25% of an old pillow’s weight is that of mites.
A digital watch contains more computing power than existed in the entire world
before 1961.
The last time the Hale-Bopp comet was seen in the night sky, the Egyptian
pyramids were only 400 years old and the Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs had not even
built their empires.
One 19th-century etiquette book said it was okay for a woman to cover her face
with a napkin — then she could pick her teeth.
The above is information which Mr. Smarty Pants read in a book, a
magazine, or the newspaper;
heard on the radio; saw on television; or
overheard at a party. Got any facts?
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This article appears in April 4 • 1997 and April 4 • 1997 (Cover).