In Detroit, submarine sandwiches are called “grinders.”

In Alberta, Canada, it is illegal to paint a wooden ladder, but you can
bring one into the province.

Cuban cigar factory workers read works from Zola, Dumas, and Victor Hugo
to one another to alleviate boredom and further worker education.

Microsoft Windows 95 uses segment selectors to emulate real segment
addresses.

During the 1980s, orangutans were considered to be designer pets of the
rich in Taiwan. About 1,000 orangs at $4,000 a piece were smuggled from
Indonesia until 1989 when the government intervened.

The above is information which Mr. Smarty Pants read in a book, a magazine, or
the newspaper; heard on the radio; saw on television; or overheard at a party.
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This article appears in November 3 • 1995 and November 3 • 1995 (Cover).

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