Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Leather Tuscadero, Don Shula, and Alan Shepard in a wet space suit

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
On Happy Days, Leather Tuscadero's jumpsuit (worn by Suzi Quatro) was designed by the renowned tailor Nudie.

Cell phone distraction causes 2,600 deaths and 330,000 injuries in the United States every year.

Alan Shepard orbited Earth in a wet space suit. NASA scientists hadn't yet figured out how astronauts could go to the bathroom in space, so they told him to relieve himself in his britches.

In New York City – as in many cities – there is at least one rat for every person.

Coach Don Shula and the Miami Dolphins have the credit for the only perfect season ever achieved in NFL history, in 1972. Shula coached for 33 seasons and won the Super Bowl twice.
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