Half of the children hit by cars near schools are hit by parents of other students, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. As much as 30% of morning traffic is caused by parents driving their children to school.

The original measurement of normal body temperature was done by averaging the temperature on a group of test subjects. The result was then “rounded off” to 37 degrees Celsius or 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

GEICO (not Gecko) is an acronym for Government Employees Insurance Company.

The first annual Auto Glass Industry Technician Olympics will be held Oct. 17-18, 2005, at the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Author, forensic psychiatrist, and retired CIA man Marc Sageman has profiled the average Jihadist. His findings: Al Qaeda members join the jihad at the average age of 26. Three-quarters were professionals or semiprofessionals who were overwhelmingly educated in sciences and engineering. Bin Laden is a civil engineer.

This article appears in August 12 • 2005.

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