Eighty percent of American women are deficient in calcium.

At a crime scene, a medical examiner can determine the approximate time of
death by inserting a device resembling a meat thermometer into the liver of a
dead body.

On June 26, 1944, the New York Yankees, Brooklyn Dodgers, and New York Giants
staged the first three-way baseball game.

A recent survey sponsored by the makers of Sheik, Avanti, and Ramses condoms
found that Americans had sex more often (135 times a year) than the world
average (109). Some other countries: Russia (133),
France (128), Britain
(124), and Thailand (53).

The weta is an insect native to New Zealand that can inflict painful bites. It
is a protected species and cannot be harmed.

This article appears in August 23 • 1996 and August 23 • 1996 (Cover).

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