They have chocolate Cheetos in Japan.

The moon smells like gunpowder.

According to Nobel Prize-winning scientist Robert Richardson, the world is running out of helium, and resources could run out within 25 to 30 years. A 1996 law ruled that the Federal Helium Reserve, located near Amarillo, Texas, should be sold off within 20 years.

The western half of the Pacific Ocean is in the Eastern Hemisphere; the eastern half of the Pacific Ocean is in the Western Hemisphere.

Back in the 1920s, if you were having trouble with the bearings on your car’s wheels, one temporary remedy was to wrap the bearings with rind from salted pork. Many people going on long drives brought along salt pork not only for car repairs but for eating.

This article appears in September 3 • 2010.

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