Elvis Presley laughed when he first heard the song “Hound Dog” performed by Freddie Bell & the Bellboys – they were performing a comical version of the song. Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, the song was made a hit in 1952 by Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton.

Minimum wage in Australia is $17 per hour.

Intelligence analysts dispute Bush administration claims that sectarian violence has dropped in Iraq, noting the selective way the military categorizes deaths. “If a bullet went through the back of the head, it’s sectarian,” a senior intelligence official said. “If it went through the front, it’s criminal.”

Crystal City, Texas, has one of the highest lawsuit ratios per capita in the nation.

The bacteria salmonella becomes more virulent after 83 hours of growing in space.

This article appears in February 1 • 2008.

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