Tides vary as much as 30 to 50 feet in Nova Scotia.

Mathematician Karl Gauss had six fingers on one hand.

Ricoh is developing a machine that removes toner from laserprints and
photo copies so that people can recycle paper themselves.

In 1913, socialite Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish threw a party at which the high society
guests had to speak in baby talk.

According to the American Life League, an anti-abortion group based in
Stafford, Va., Disney’s The Lion King contains a scene in which Simba
raises dust clouds that spell out the word “sex.”

This article appears in November 17 • 1995 and November 17 • 1995 (Cover).

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