Komodo dragon venom is fatal.

Walkers Crisps in Great Britain recently test-marketed a new flavor of potato chips as part of a promotional contest. The flavor: Cajun Squirrel.

A single American’s daily sludge output can generate enough electricity to light a 60-watt bulb for more than nine hours.

American teenagers sent and received an average of 2,272 text messages per month in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to the Nielsen Company – almost 80 messages a day, more than double the average of a year earlier.

Growing up, John Lennon had a pet cat named Elvis.

This article appears in June 5 • 2009.

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