Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens adds strength to his hands by squeezing fistfuls of rice.

Recent studies at Rockefeller University show that black-capped chickadees might generate new brain cells in their hippocampus, the area of the brain dealing with spatial rel@  �

During World War II, Nazi pilots dropped stakes bearing swastikas on parts of Antarctica.

It’s against the law in the Amish community of Holmes County, Ohio for unmarried women to ride on motorcycles because they might become sexually aroused.

The Wizard of Oz`s real name was Oscar Zoraster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs.

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This article appears in June 13 • 1997 and June 13 • 1997 (Cover).

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