Cats have more than 100 vocal sounds.

According to the 1941 Crown edition of The Escoffier Cookbook, tripes a la mode de Caen is best prepared with tripe proper: �the Paunch (first stomach), the Honeycomb Bag (second stomach), the Manyplies (third stomach), and the Reed (real stomach).�

UT�s Frank Erwin Center first sell-out concert featured Lawrence Welk.

In a survey of the best large U.S. cities to get a good night�s sleep, Minneapolis ranked first. The list of the 50 most populous metropolitan areas showed Austin-San Marcos ninth and Detroit last.

In 1913, the average person enjoyed 91/2 hours of sleep.

This article appears in December 10 • 2004.

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