During one point of World War II, the U.S. Army planned to bomb Japan with
bats.
Bulova created the first watch torture-test TV commercial in the 1950s. Soon
after it dropped the concept, Timex stole the idea.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Council, an average of 111
people died each day in motor vehicle crashes in 1994 — one every 13
minutes.
The U.S. Parks Service, which must sometimes remove large, dead animals
swiftly, has determined that nine kilograms of explosives will disperse a
carcass, while obliteration takes 25 kilograms. The most important safety tip:
Remove all horseshoes beforehand.
$1,000 in 1930 was the equivalent of $9,091 in 1995.
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This article appears in August 16 • 1996 and August 16 • 1996 (Cover).