Refrigerated celery is said to keep better if it is wrapped in aluminum foil.

Every year, about 3,000 coats and jackets, 2,500 cell phones, 2,000 sets of keys, 1,500 wallets, purses, and IDs, and 1,100 umbrellas find their way into the lost and found at Grand Central Station.

There’s a chain of pharmacies in Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska called Stoner Drug.

Each year, rainforests lose area equivalent to the size of Belgium.

In 1936, German athlete Hermann Ratjen posed as a woman named “Dora” to compete in the Olympic women’s high jump. He came in fourth. Ratjen confessed to the masquerade in 1957, claiming he was pressured by Nazi officials.

This article appears in September 27 • 2002.

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