Chiquita grows about 1/4 of all bananas.

The audience hint aspect of Who Wants to be a Millionaire would not work as well in Russia because studio audiences there usually try to give contestants wrong answers.

Walking is considered to be 36 times more dangerous than driving.

For years, teen journalists in Boston sold smoked pork butt steaks to support their newspapers and yearbooks. Some parents claim their kids’ journalism grades were based on how much meat they sold. The health department recently canned the sales.

U.S. patent 5443036 concerns a device for encouraging a cat to exercise by chasing a light spot.

This article appears in December 8 • 2000.

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