According to the Food Marketing Institute, meat was the most shoplifted item in America’s grocery stores in 2005.

From 1998 to 2004, surgery to constrict the stomach or intestine for weight loss increased more than 900%.

Female ring-finger size correlates with athletic potential, in a study of British twins. This study found that women with ring fingers longer than their index fingers performed better at running and running sports such as soccer and tennis. Studies have found that men with longer ring fingers have similar prowess.

Queen Elizabeth I was afraid of roses.

Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity’s former members include Ronald Reagan and Elvis Presley, as well as Starbucks Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz and Home Depot CEO Bob Nardelli.

This article appears in March 30 • 2007.

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