Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

According to Barbara Walters, Fidel Castro likes to cook for his guests.

Janis Joplin dated Peter Tork before he was in The Monkees (he was a busboy at the time). She also once dated actor Michael J. Pollard, who, in turn, once played in a band with Bobby Sherman on the TV show Honey West.

The ancient Aztecs believed that Monarch butterflies were the reincarnated souls of dead heroes.

If you're trying to listen to a phone conversation in a noisy place, try using your right ear. It's wired to the left side of your brain, which is the side that processes language.

Cats can't taste sugar.

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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? Write to Mr. Smarty Pants in care of the Chronicle, or e-mail to [email protected]