Right-wing Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was named by his father after revolutionary Benito Juárez.

More than 3.1 million American-born children have at least one parent who is an illegal immigrant.

The average car purchased in 1906 cost $52,640 in 1993-value dollars. By 1910, the average price of a car had dropped to $39,860 in 1993-value dollars, but in 1910 the quality of the average car was 31% higher than in 1906.

If everyone stopped taking ATM receipts, it would save a roll of paper every year more than 2 billion feet long, enough to circle the Earth more than 15 times. There are 8 billion ATM transactions a year.

If you plan to stain wood, 180-grit sandpaper is preferred over 120-grit.

This article appears in June 29 • 2007.

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