[ Post a Response | Justin Lee ]
Posted by FACTS on 2/22/2007, 12:36 pm • The word ellipsis is the plural form of ellipe, the Latin word for a period. • In a study done at Cornell University, it was found that athiests were 63 percent more likely to return a wallet found on the street than self-described Christians. The research was done with a planted wallet and a hidden camera. • In a recent interview, Bill Watterson finally revealed that the parents in Calvin and Hobbes are named Tim and Amy, after the parents of a childhood friend. • On this day, February 22, in 1962, the United States formally apologized to Heinz Assmann, a German diplomat, after he was made the butt of an off-color joke by President John F. Kennedy at a state dinner.
• In 2006 alone, 14 people were sued for libel for allegedly referring to the plaintiff as "litigious". While most of the suits were dismissed outright, in three cases, damages were awarded.
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