Superman has a Social Security number. Revealed in the August 1966 issue of Action Comics, the number is 092-09-6616.
And his middle name is Joseph.

A group of Tartar horsemen moved faster than the average World War II tank unit.

There used to be a rumor that the original text of Cinderella was mistranslated and her slippers were supposed to be made of fur. No way! The original text in Charles Perrault’s version of the fairy tale says “pantoufle de verre” (glass slippers), not “pantoufle de vair” (fur slippers).

There are 22 stars surrounding the mountain on the Paramount Pictures logo.

The two lines that connect your top lip to the bottom of your nose are known as the philtrum.

This article appears in July 26 • 2013.

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