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Fast facts: The most destructive tornado on record occurred in Annapolis, Mo. In 3 hours, it tore through the town on March 18, 1925, leaving a 980-foot-wide trail of demolished buildings, uprooted trees,and overturned cars. It left 823 people dead and almost 3,000 injured. Pollen grains are so tiny and uniform they have been used to calibrate instruments that measure in thousandths of an inch. Forget-me-not pollen grains are so small that 10,000 of them can fit on the head of a pin. The most drought resistant tree is the baobab tree. It stores 35,900 gallons of water in its trunk for later use. The North Atlantic Deep Water Current is an oceanic ãriverä that carries 20 times more water than all the rivers of the world put together. The oak tree can take as long as 30 years to produce its first crop of acorns. The oldest rocks in the world, the so-called St. Peter and St. Paul stones in the Atlantic Ocean, are over 4 billion years old. A cold front travels at a speed of about 30 miles per hour ÷ faster than the fastest person can run ÷ and may overtake any warm front ahead of it. The resulting mix of air is called an occluded front.

 

On this date: In 1870, the all-pro Cincinnati Red Stockings baseball team suffered its first loss in 130 games. In 1900, the Hawaiian Republic became the U.S. Territory of Hawaii. In 1938, chlorophyll was patented by Benjamin Grushkin. In 1975, Randy Farland found a 14-leaf clover near Sioux Falls, S.D. In 1973, the NCAA made urine testing mandatory for college athletic participants. In 1988, Price is Right model Janice Pennington was knocked out by a TV camera. In 1991, former President Zachary Taylorâs body was exhumed to test how he died.

 

Quotable... ãThis guy Padillaâs one of many who weâve arrested. The coalition weâve put together has hauled in 2,400 people. And you can call it 2,401 now. Thereâs just a full-scale manhunt on. · We will run down every lead, every hint. This guy Padillaâs a bad guy and he is where he needs to be, detained.ä ÷President Bush in a Cabinet Room meeting on his proposed overhaul of homeland security programs.