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COMICS - STRANGE BUT TRUE - MOMENTS IN TIME

by Samantha Weaver

In the mood for a looong vacation? Consider the planet Uranus. Its summer lasts 21 Earth years.
It takes 700 gallons of water to make a cotton shirt. To put that in perspective, the amount of water needed to make a T-shirt is enough for one person to stay hydrated for 900 days, while the amount necessary to create a pair of jeans is equivalent to hosing down your lawn for nine hours straight.
The official color of the Golden Gate Bridge is "International Orange."
Speaking of that delightful hue, Alexander the Great washed his hair in saffron to keep it shiny and orange.
The world's least-common surnames include Sallow, Miracle and Relish, while extinct surnames include Bread, Spinster and Bythesea (By the sea).
Your navel contains thousands of bacteria that form an ecosystem the size of an entire rainforest.
Ever wondered about those ridges along the edges of some coins? They were the brainchild of Sir Isaac Newton, who while warden of the Royal Mint in 1696 used the reeded edges to help combat theft and counterfeiters.
After the hip-hop duo OutKast coined the phrase "shake it like a Polaroid picture" in their hit song "Hey Ya!" Polaroid released this statement: "Shaking or waving can actually damage the image."
Just like fingerprints, no two tongue prints are alike.

Thought for the Day:

"I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better." -- Plutarch

On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory in New York City burns down, killing 145 trapped workers within minutes. Only one elevator was operational, one of two exit stairways was locked from the outside and the inside fire hose was rotted and its valve rusted shut.
On March 29, 1929, President Herbert Hoover has a phone installed at his desk in the Oval Office of the White House. Previously, Hoover had used a phone in the foyer outside the office.
On March 27, 1939, the University of Oregon defeats Ohio State University to win the first-ever NCAA men's basketball tournament, now known as "March Madness."
On March 26, 1953, American medical researcher Dr. Jonas Salk announces that he has successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis, the virus that causes the crippling disease of polio. In 1952 there were 58,000 new cases reported in the U.S., and more than 3,000 people died.
On March 28, 1979, a pressure valve in a nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania fails to close, setting off the worst accident in the history of the U.S. nuclear power industry. Safety devices would have prevented the crisis, but human operators misread readings and shut off the emergency water system.
On March 23, 1983, Barney Clark dies 112 days after becoming the world's first recipient of a permanent artificial heart. The 61-year-old dentist spent the final four months of his life attached to a 350-pound console that pumped air in and out of the aluminum-and-plastic implant.
On March 24, 1996, U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid transfers to the Russian space station Mir from the space shuttle Atlantis for a planned five-month stay. Her return to Earth was delayed more than six weeks because of last-minute repairs to Atlantis' booster rockets and then by a hurricane.