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Fast facts: The most drought-resistant tree is the baobab tree. It stores 35,900 gallons of water in its trunk for later use. The most intense hurricane to hit the Caribbean was Hurricane Gilbert in 1988. Wind gusts were measured at more than 200 mph. The Pacific equatorial countercurrent flows eastward toward South America, carrying up to 40 million tons of warm water with it every second. A bolt of lightning can strike the Earth with a force as great as 100 million volts. The practice of naming hurricanes began early this century when an Australian weather forecaster decided to insult politicians he didn't like by naming devastating tropical storms after them. The seed of the redwood trees are so small that 123,000 of them weigh scarcely a pound. A large cumulonimbus cloud can hold enough water for 500,000 baths. Most of the water droplets in a cloud re-evaporate and never reach the ground; only one-fifth actually falls as rain.

 

On this date: In 1795, the 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, affirming power of states. In 1904, Baltimore caught fire, with 1,500 buildings destroyed in 80 blocks. In 1936, a flag was authorized for the vice president of the United States. In 1949, Joe DiMaggio became the first $100,000-a-year baseball player with the New York Yankees. In 1959, Castro announced a new Cuban constitution. In 1965, the United States began regular bombing and strafing of North Vietnam. In 1993, Pebbles Flintstone and Bamm Bamm Rubble wed.

 

Quotable... "It may be argued by the defense that the defendant is a loyal American, but the evidence before the court belies that assumption." - U.S. Magistrate Judge W. Curtis Sewell about denying bail to U.S.-born Taliban member John Walker Lindh.