There is a prison in Rwanda that collects methane from human waste to fuel the cooking stoves.

Afghanistan flew a solid black flag from 1880 to 1901.

Two years and two weeks after George Armstrong Custer got a life insurance policy,
he was killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The beneficiary of the $5,000 policy was
his wife, Libbie.

There are so many stray dogs and cats in the United States that in order to find a home for each one, every man, woman, and child would need to adopt at least 14 animals.

Gumby’s father’s name was Gumbo.

This article appears in January 8 • 2010.

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