By his own admission, Hawaii Five-O‘s Steve McGarrett is a
Capricorn.

An Australian zoo recently reversed its policy on allowing visitors to pick

up koalas because every time they are held they become traumatized.
Visitors
can still pet them, however.

Grace Kelly’s films are banned in Monaco.

Some plants can achieve as much as 1,000 times the concentration of
metals contained in the soil they are growing in. Known as “hyperaccumulator
plants,” they can be used to naturally cleanse the soil of toxic heavy
metals.

The richest one percent of American households possess nearly
40 percent
of the nation’s wealth.
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? Leave a message for Mr. Smarty Pants, at 454-5766, ext.
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