You can purchase a live armadillo for about 30 pesos in the Yucatan.
More than half of the U.S. population is within an hour’s drive of the
Atlantic coastline. Only six percent of the coastline is open to the
public.
Peanut oil has been proposed to be used in breast implants.
The first coffeehouse in England opened in 1650 in the city of Oxford. By
1730, there were 500 coffeehouses in London. Writers of the day usually met at
Will’s Coffee House.
Although Mercury has an average daytime temperature of 650 degrees Fahrenheit,
the planet has a polar ice cap.
The above is information which Mr. Smarty Pants read in a book, a magazine, or
the newspaper; heard on the radio; saw on television; or overheard at a
party. Got any facts? Leave a message for Mr. Smarty Pants, at 454-5766,
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This article appears in December 6 • 1996 and December 6 • 1996 (Cover).