Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

'The Custodians,' 'use-by' dates, cheeseburgers, and more fun facts

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Psychic Dolores Cannon believes we will be visited in 2012 by a race of aliens called "The Custodians" who will help us fix the Earth.

World average annual income per person in 2009 was $10,290.

The only product for which "use-by" dates are federally regulated is infant formula. For all other foods, those dates do not indicate the safety of your food, and generally speaking, they're not regulated.

Psychic Roxanne Usleman says that in 2012, Einstein's fears about honey bees becoming extinct will be realized, indicating that the world is ending.

The cheeseburger would have been impractical to make until nearly a century ago. Tomatoes are in season in late summer, lettuce in fall, and mammals are slaughtered in early winter. So a cheeseburger would be a difficult undertaking without a highly developed, post-agrarian society.

The above is information that Mr. Smarty Pants read in a book, magazine, or newspaper; heard on the radio; saw on television; or overheard at a party. Got facts? Write to Mr. Smarty Pants. Why not visit mrsmartypants.com?

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