John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United
States, loved to skinny-dip in the Potomac River.

By his own admission, Sylvester Stallone once dressed up a la Julie
Newmar portraying Catwoman to impress a nearly blind carpenter and get a free
cabinet installation.

In Egypt, the professional bellydancer ratio is one for every 5,000
inhabitants.

Burns were once the most frequent cause of death for women in rural Texas
during the 1880s. Childbirth was second.

Goober is slang for “peanut.”

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.
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This article appears in December 8 • 1995 and December 8 • 1995 (Cover).

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