Fast facts
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Monday, April 4, 2005
Things you always never wanted to know
The last NASCAR driver to serve jail time for running moonshine was Buddy Arrington.
The ridges on the side of a coin are called reeding.
The lot numbers for the cyanide-tainted Tylenol capsules scare back in 1982 were MC2880 and 1910MD.
On a dewy morning, if you look at your shadow in the grass, you might see a "heilgenschein," or a "halo," which is the shine of the dewdrops.
All porcupines float in water.
A cat has four rows of whiskers.
In general, men can read smaller print than women. Women have better hearing.
The raised, reflective dots in the middle of highways are called Botts dots.
A polar bear's fur is not exactly white - it's clear. Its hair is hollow and mimics the action of fiber-optic cables, directing sunlight to warm its skin (which is actually black).
"A.M." and "P.M." stand for "Antemeridian" and "Postmeridian," in reference to the Sun's classical position in the sky.
"Video Killed the Radio Star" was the first music video ever played on MTV.
The Bronx in New York got its name from explorer Henry Bronk.
Don MacLean's song "American Pie" was written about Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritche Valens. All three were on the same plane that crashed.
Cranberry Jell-O is the only Jell-O gelatin flavor that comes from real fruit, not artificial flavoring.