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Articles
Monday Apr. 15, 2002
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Parking permits for next year go on sale today
Some lots already filled with current permit-holders
Hoping to attain the parking permit of her choice, Stephanie Lautz, an art history sophomore, is doing the unthinkable for a college student - getting up at 6 a.m.
The plight of Lautz is not uncommon for those unlucky students who must jockey for a permit after current permit holders have already had a chance to renew. Even if she gets a permit, it might not be the one she desires and she might have to pay an extra $215 for a garage permit.
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Fast facts:
If you have three quarters, four dimes and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in U.S. coins without being able to make change for a dollar.
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If you are taking a class in pistology, you are studying faith.
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If you are hedenophobic, you have a fear of pleasure
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If you add together all the numbers on a roulette wheel (1 to 36), the total is the mystical number 666, often associated with the Devil
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A "kench" is a deep bin in which animal skins and fish are salted.
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A "duffer" is Australian slang for a cattle thief.
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On this date:
In 1800, James Ross discovered the North magnetic pole.
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In 1900, an early 50 mile race was won by a man driving an electric car; it took more than 2 hours.
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In 1923, Insulin became generally available for diabetics.
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In 1945, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was buried on the grounds of his Hyde Park home.
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In 1955, Ray Kroc started the McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants.
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In 1965, the NFL changed the penalty flag from white to bright gold.
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In 1992, Jay Leno made his final appearance as guest host of the Tonight Show.
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Quotable...
"I don't wear a red beret. I'm not a soldier for Chavez. But they broke the Constitution, and they cut us off from the world. They killed people. I just hope Chavez changes. We're not all his enemies. He's got to let people work with him and criticize him."
- Pedro Cabrera, a chauffeur, about Venezuela's leader.
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