Mr. Smarty Pants
The First Rule of Trivia Is: You Gotta Talk About the Trivial.
By Mr. Smarty Pants, Fri., March 30, 2001
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A team of scientists at the University of California and University of Michigan believe that one way to solve global warming is to shift the Earth's orbit so it is farther away from the sun. All we need to do is hitch a ride on the gravity of a passing asteroid.
According to the Department of Energy, an aquarium running 24 hours a day uses 700 kWh/year. A frost free, 16-cubic-foot refrigerator uses 642 kWh/year.
In late-medieval France there was a cult devoted to St. Guinefort, a dog.
Chinook is a Native American word that means "snow-eating wind."