Dynamite and barbed wire were both invented in 1867. The former by Alfred Nobel
and the latter by Lucien Smith.
People who have received faxes and e-mails from the dead claim the deceased
have told them heaven is a planet in the spiral galaxy ngc4866 and it’s a
wonderful place, exactly as imagined.
350,000,000 years ago, the cockroach was doing extremely well, notwithstanding
a dearth of kitchen sinks and rundown restaurants.
The word “nice” comes from the Latin “nescio,” which means “I don’t know.”
Therefore, someone who is “nice,” in the old sense of the word, is easy to take
advantage of and na�ve.
No football team that has lost to the N.Y. Jets in the regular season has gone
on to win a Super Bowl title in that season.
This article appears in January 26 • 1996 and January 26 • 1996 (Cover).