Thought I'd try this. PC has lots of bright, well-informed folks who get info from a variety of sources. Why not share some of the more interesting facts we run across? Ground rules: (1) briefly stated-try to keep to two sentences max (2) state source---if not sure ("heard on radio"), do best you can (3) if it seems incredible to you, ask if anyone can confirm (4) discussion/clarification/contradiction allowed as long as thread is not hijacked (5) thread may not be used frequently, so you may have to dig for it on p. 3 at Fred's You may want to check out (on this thread) whether something you read or heard IS a fact---or an urban myth---exaggeration---speculation---statistical misrepresentation (e.g., taken out of context)---whatever.
25% of all Snow Boarding injuries occur on the first half of the first day a person snow boards. Medical conference 2002
About to turn 60 (Newsweek cover story this week): Sally Field, Sly Stallone, Cher, Linda Ronstadt, Diane Keaton, Dolly Parton, Bill Clinton, Goldie Hawn, Oliver Stone, Barry Manilow, Suzanne Somers, Pat Sajak, George & Laura Bush, Donald Trump, Susan Sarandon ("Rocky Horror Picture Show", 1975!)
uhhh, no they are not. I used to work at the Wal-Mart home-office in Bentonville Arkansas and Sam is buried in a cemetary just behind the home-office. It can be seen from the back of the cafeteria for that matter. I have been to his grave, and many people I know were at his funeral, He is most assuredaly in Bentonville Arkansas.
Absolutely right. Source: findagrave Walton, Sam b. March 29, 1918 d. April 5, 1992 Businessman. After graduating from the University of Missouri, he began his career as a retail merchant when he opened the first of several franchises of the Ben Franklin five-and-dime franchises in Arkansas. He opened his first Wal-Mart store in 1962; specializing in name-brands at low prices, the chain of Wal-Mart stores sprang up across rural America. His management style was popular with employees and helped to spur growth, taking the company public in 1970. The decentralized distribution...[Read More] Bentonville Cemetery, Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas, USA Sebastian Kresge Birth: Jul. 31, 1867 Death: Oct. 18, 1966 Founded the S.S. Kresge Company. They started as ten-cent (dime) stores and developed full-fledged variety stores. These stores were later developed into K-Mart, one of the first mass discounters. At the time of his retirement, his chain had almost 600 United States stores, a Canadian subsidiary, and annual sales of $156 million. (bio by: John Sheets) Search Amazon for Sebastian Kresge Burial: Salem Cemetery Gilbert Monroe County Pennsylvania, USA
overweight people are resistant to leptin, much like non insulin-dependent diabetics are resistant to insulin. source(s): a whole lot of papers on pubmed. conclusion: don't buy that 'leptin pill' commercial you see on tv. or anything labeled 'nutraceutical'
"Time" again on Walton---unless I read it wrong, and it's SAM's father---let me do some checking---thanks---it makes sense for him to be in Arkansas---but better if he were buried under Human Resources
A Prius gets better gas mileage than a Vespa LX150 motor scooter. Source: Vespamemphis.com LX150 65-MPH 45-MPG $4199.99 + TAX, FRT & PDI Available in daring plum, dragon red, graphite black, diamond white, aurora blue
The worst guzzler tested by EPA for '06 is the Dodge Ram 1500 2WD 8.3L pickup: 9 MPG City 12 MPG Hwy To drive the truck from L.A. to NYC @ $2.50/gal, if it lived "up" to its highway rating, would cost $625. To do it in a Prius @ 50 MPG would cost $150. That's a lot of mocha and cheese puffs.
55% of Americans killed in WWII died in accidents or as the result of fratricide. In Vietnam the percentage increased to 75%. -- Army PPT presentation of accident prevention.
"moley n. (pop. As a characteristic exclamation of 'Captain Marvel,' hero of a series of comic books begun 1940, first written by C.C. Beck; perh. reflecting 'moly' 'magic herb in Greek mythology', in allusion to the invocation of mythological figures as a source of the character's powers; perh. euphem. and rhyming alt. of 'holy Moses.' In phrase: 'holy moley' (used as an exclamation of surprise). 1949 'Capt. Marvel Adventures, in Barrier & Williams 'Book of Comics' 87: Holey Moley! He got away." Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, H-O" by J.E. Lighter, Random House, New York, 1994
Bumper sticker?: My other car is a Vespa, but I'm trying to save gas. For a person to apply for guard duty at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, his waist size cannot exceed 30". -Spam Oh yeah, and every guard spends five hours a day getting his uniforms ready for guard duty.
