The highest bowling score ever by a U.S. president was Richard Nixon’s 232.

If you compare the ratio of government employment to popu­lation, the public sector – federal, state, and local government employees – is smaller now than it has been since 1968. The public sector has cut 680,000 jobs since 2009.

“Knock Knock” jokes first became popular during Prohibition, when people used them as a secret code to gain entrance to speakeasies. Some say the first such joke was told in the restroom of a Philadelphia hotel: “Knock knock.” “Who’s there?” “Ranger.” “Ranger who?” “Ranger clothes before you leave here.”

Anheuser-Busch InBev and MillerCoors together control 80% of beer sales in the United States.

There were no deaths due to texting in Utah in 2010 or 2011.

This article appears in November 30 • 2012.

A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austin’s independent news source for over 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands.

SUPPORT US