Late fees have become the fastest growing source of revenue for the credit card industry, jumping from $1.7 billion in 1996 to $7.3 billion in 2002.

Roadrunners can make weird barking noises.

A study published in the journal Science in September 2002 purported to prove how dangerous the drug Ecstasy is. However, the study was later retracted after its authors realized they actually gave monkeys speed instead of Ecstasy.

Charlie Chaplin once lost a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.

Bananas, by the way, grow on plants, not trees. A bunch of bananas is properly styled a hand, and a single fruit a finger.

This article appears in October 10 • 2003.

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