The song “Mrs. Robinson” from the film The Graduate was originally written about Eleanor Roosevelt.

Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan’s first female prime minister, was known as “Pinky” while attending Harvard.

According to the National Sporting Goods Association, the combined money spent on tai chi and yoga clothing in 2004 was $138 million, up from $79 million just two years ago.

Stats from the European Union in 2005 show that Germany is a world leader in childless women. Among more educated women, the number of women who have never had kids is as high as 40%.

It’s taboo to eat and walk at the same time in Western Samoa.

This article appears in February 3 • 2006.

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