According to NPR and The Washington Post, goats outnumber people 14-to-1 in Sutton County, Texas. The ratio is 22-to-1 in Edwards County, Texas. All in all, goats outnumber people in 21 U.S. counties, and all but one of them are in Texas.

Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge, Ronald Reagan, and Al Gore all played the harmonica.

Scientists believe the first evidence of condoms was in cave paintings in France’s Grotte des Combarelles, which date back to 11,000 BC.

Ernest Hemingway had a 15 parts gin, 1 part vermouth martini. This drink is called the Montgomery and is named after Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery who preferred the 15:1 ratio when going into battle.

It is believed the word “byte” is a contraction of “by eight.”

This article appears in August 5 • 2016.

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