ZZ Top has been known to shop at the Kroger’s on Buffalo Speedway in Houston.

Two of 50 states will not allow you to pump your own gasoline: New Jersey and Oregon.

The naturally occurring compound, 2-aminoacetophenone, helps give taco shells and beer their smells. At high levels, it might be a problem, as the compound also contributes to the bad smell of guano from the Mexican Free-tailed Bat.

A recent survey in Denmark claims that 50% of all women believe firemen to be the most sexy men in uniform, compared to just one in four who prefer a policeman’s truncheon. For men, nurses are the most desirable, closely followed by flight attendants.

A paroxysm is a sudden outburst of emotion or action.

This article appears in December 6 • 2002.

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