Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
The U.S. military's Unitized Group Rations can feed 50 people or more and are tastier and less expensive than their MREs (Meal, Ready-to-Eat).

Law enforcement is now using a product from New Zealand called Skunk Shot to scare off drug users and prostitutes who frequent condemned buildings. Originally intended as a cat and dog repellent, the gel-like product contains synthetic skunk oil.

According to NASA, an average of one nonfunctional spacecraft, launch vehicle, or other piece of cataloged debris has fallen to Earth every day for more than 40 years.

According to author Christoph Luxenberg, due to a possible mistranslation of the Koran (if one were to read certain words as Syriac instead of Arabic), the "virgins" some terrorists believe they will be rewarded with in paradise may be "white raisins" of "crystal clarity" instead.

Scientists think Antarctica's Lake Vostok may have two distinct ecosystems. Lake Vostok has been isolated for 20 million years.

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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