Spiders have transparent blood.
A team of scientists at Okayama University near Hiroshima has found that beer can stop the harmful actions of some mutagens believed to cause cancer in both humans and animals.
The last B-52 bomber will be retired at 95 years of age.
According to A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by H. W. Fowler, the word “primates,” when referring to the order of mammals, should be pronounced “pry-may-teez.” When referring to archbishops, it should be pronounced “pry-maytz.”
“Ed, I saw Harpo Marx ram Oprah W. aside” is a palindrome.
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This article appears in April 23 • 1999 and April 23 • 1999 (Cover).