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Fast facts: A survey conducted at Iowa State University in 1969 suggests that a parent's stress at the time of conception plays a major role in determining a baby's sex. The child tends to be of the same sex as the parent who is under less stress. A woman's heart beats faster than a man's. According to acupuncturists, there is a point on the head that you can press to control your appetite. It is located in the hollow just in front of the flap of the ear. In medieval Europe, alchemists mixed powdered gold into drinks to "comfort sore limbs," one of the earliest references to arthritis. In all of history, the most destructive disease is malaria. More than 1.5 million people die from malaria every year.

 

On this date: In 1794, the U.S. Senate voided Pennsylvania's election of Abraham Gallatin. In 1847, the United States defeated Mexico in the battle of Sacramento. In 1920, composer Maurice Ravel's piece "Le tombeau de Couperin" premiered. In 1931, the Canadian Rugby Union adopted the forward pass. In 1935, nylon was discovered by Dr. Wallace H. Carothers. In 1954, the United States performed an atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island in the South Pacific. In 1994, the Brady Law, imposing a waiting period to buy a handgun, went into effect.

 

Quotable... "In the past several months, increasing signs have emerged that some of the forces that have been restraining the economy over the past year are starting to diminish and that activity is beginning to firm." - Alan Greenspan, to the House Financial Services Committee about the recession and his thoughts that the economy will recover.