In 1999, U.S. children ages four to 12 spent $28 billion of their own money. Teenagers spend about $1 billion per week.
It’s hard to find peanut butter in Germany.
By his own admission, Al Lewis (Grandpa Munster) met Albert Einstein on two occasions. Once by accident at a Long Island deli and once planned where he showed up at Einstein’s house unannounced and nervously invited him to a football game.
About 24% of adults age 65 or older have no teeth.
A meme, named by the British evolutionist Richard Dawkins, is like a gene, except that instead of advancing through organisms, it moves through minds.
This article appears in 2000.