It’s against the law to place salt on a railroad track in
Alabama.

Leading garbologists say the middle class produce less garbage than
either the rich or the poor.

According to one source, the expression “mad as a hatter” came about
because the chemicals once used to soften and treat wool hats eventually caused
madness.

Former cannibals in the islands of the South Pacific now prefer the rich taste
of Spam.

The Aetherians, a religious sect that originated in England during the
1950s, believe that both Jesus and Buddha are from the planet Venus.

This article appears in November 10 • 1995 and November 10 • 1995 (Cover).

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