Mr. Smarty Pants Knows...
By Mr. Smarty Pants, Fri., June 30, 1995
Looking for zucchini in Great Britain? Better ask for "courgette."
The tradition of Girl Scouts selling cookies began in 1930 when a troop in Philadelphia agreed to help the local gas and electric company demonstrate a newfangled electric range by baking cookies in a storefront window.
Before he became known as a toothless, uncouth cowboy sidekick,
Gabby
Hayes had a reputation as a fine Shakespearean actor.
To stump Japanese forces during World War II, the U.S. military employed
Navajos to communicate classified information over the air waves in their
native tongue.
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. Got any facts? Leave a message for Mr. Smarty Pants, at 454-5766, ext. 226 for possible inclusion in the column. E-mail: [email protected]
