The word “bald” originally meant “white headed,” as in the name “bald
eagle.”
The publication Nutz & Boltz recommends that people who own
cars with anti-lock brake systems (ABS) shouldn’t pump the brakes during
slippery conditions. Such action can trigger a sudden loss of control. It’s
best to take your foot off the gas and drive slowly so you won’t have to brake
hard enough to activate the ABS.
Composer Frederic Chopin intensely disliked giving public concerts.
People who have pollen-related allergies probably don’t have to worry
about smelling roses and other flowers because their pollen is transmitted by
insects.
Upper memory starts at the end of conventional memory.
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
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This article appears in July 7 • 1995 and July 7 • 1995 (Cover).