Computer viruses do all sorts of things that you don’t want. Some are harmless, doing little more than forwarding themselves to other people after embedding themselves in your system. Other, worse viruses steal or destroy your data: they can be so destructive, in fact, that you lose everything from your saved e-mails to all of […]

The major tire manufacturers—Michelin, Goodyear, and Firestone—spend billions of dollars each year for research and development. The fruits of that expense and effort are new advances in tire safety, performance, and appearance. Most of us take our tires for granted, but they are our one connection with the road. Consider some of […]

Alfred Butts came up with the idea of Scrabble during the Depression. He covered an old checkerboard in paper, drew a 225-square grid, and made 100 plywood letters, assigning values to each based upon how frequently the letters appeared on the front page of the New York Times.
Ousted from his job during the Depression, […]

· Delphinium are often called larkspur. These plants can grow to amazing heights; as high as six feet.
· The flowers of delphiniums grow on spikes. They range in color from white to pink, red, blue, purple, peach and yellow. There is one variety that is so purple that it looks black.
· Be sure to wash your hands […]

Scuba diving can be one of the most intriguing adventures you will ever experience. It is like entering another world for a short period of time. Dive into a place of tranquility, away from the pressures of everyday life and enjoy the beauty of aquatic life.
Keep in mind that there are certain dangers associated with […]

Gangster John Dillinger looked for Fords when he was out to steal a car.
Snap-on fenders were introduced by Studebaker in 1934.
Chrysler was the third place automobile manufacturer in 1928.
Rearview mirrors became standard equipment on all cars in 1916.
The first speeding ticket ever written in the US was issued in 1902.
Ford exposed the […]

Soccer, in one form or another has been around for thousands of years. There is evidence of an ancient Chinese Military playing a game resembling soccer as well as a field discovered in Japan where a similar game was once played. The ancient Greeks and Romans also had their own variations to the game. No […]

The only way to score a “natural Black Jack” is by being dealt a face card or ten along with an Ace.
Other combinations may equal twenty-one points, but such hands are called “Twenty-One” rather than Black Jack.
A “soft” Ace is one that is valued at one point.
A “hard” Ace is one […]

· There are 27,000 fish species in the world.
· A female ocean sunfish can produce more eggs than any other fish; 300 million in one spawning.
· The fastest fish in the ocean is the sailfish. It can swim 68 miles per hour (110 kilometers.)
· The walking catfish is known as Frankenfish. If no food can be found, these […]

· John Pemberton, a pharmacist, created Coca Cola in an iron kettle in his backyard. Pemberton sold it in his pharmacy’s soda bar in Atlanta, Georgia, as a tonic. His bookkeeper named it Coca Cola and scripted the words as they appear today on the Coke logo. By the end of the century, Coca Cola was […]