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Fast facts: The average mature oak tree sheds approximately 700,000 leaves in the fall. According to one study, nuns have an average life expectancy of 77 years, the longest of any group in the United States. There are eight bones in a human wrist. The average adult male ostrich, the world's largest living bird, weighs as much as 345 pounds. Arizona has official state neckwear - the bolo tie. Iguana lizards of South America, Central America and the Caribbean lay their eggs in the months ofFebruary and March.

 

On this date: In 1845, a Boston newspaper reported the entire audience walked out of a reading of "The Raven." People left because of objections to Edgar Allan Poe, the reader and author of the dark poem. In 1902, the first Cadillac motorcar was made in Detroit. In 1917, the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) was formed. It later became a major figure in electronics, especially radios and televisions, and the owner of NBC. In 1931, gangster Al Capone was convicted of income-tax evasion In 1933,News-Week, later named Newsweek, was sold for the first time. The magazine's first cover featured seven pictures depicting an important event for each day of the week.

 

Quotable... "We're not functioning on all eight cylinders at this point." - Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, R-S.D., following anthrax testing at the Senate building in Washington