Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
On minding your Q's and W's, the company you keep, and the drinks you drink
By Mr. Smarty Pants, Fri., Nov. 4, 2005
Throughout history, carbon dioxide was at a level of about 275 parts per million until the Industrial Revolution. Today, it is about 380 parts per million and is increasing by 1.5 parts per million each year.
Up until 1808 in England, being in the company of Gypsies for one month or more was grounds for hanging.In one study published in The Archives of Family Medicine, researchers compared bottled water with tap water from Cleveland and found that nearly a quarter of the bottled water samples had significantly higher levels of bacteria.
In Turkey, it's against the law to use the non-Turkish characters "Q" and "W" on placards.
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