Confucious say: The use of knives at a Chinese dinner is considered “poor taste.”

The Tower of Death in Bhukara, Uzbekistan, built in 1100, was formerly used for executions (victims were thrown from windows). Recently, city fathers forbid the construction of a modern hotel within view of the tower.

According to The Great American Bear by Jeff Thorne, a person is 12 times more likely to be killed by a bee sting than by a grizzly bear.

Salvador Dali studied art at the Royal Academy of Art in Madrid. He was expelled twice and never took the final examinations. He believed he was more qualified than those who tested him.

The planet Mercury is smaller in diameter than Jupiter’s moon Ganymede or Saturn’s moon Titan. However, it is more massive than those bodies.

This article appears in June 6 • 2003.

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