‘The recipe for personal ignorance is: Be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.’
~ Elbert Hubbard, quoted in the Lowell, Mass.,Sun
According to the E.P.A, the average family of four uses 400 gallons of water a day. About one-third of the water is used to keep the yard lush and green. Americans last year used seven billion gallons a day on their lawns.
~ The Wall Street Journal, July 23, 2007
Tour de France riders consume 8,000 to 9,000 calories a day. Studies concluded that metabolic rates increase 4.3 to 5.3 times the normal rate. This increase is the same that birds experience while flying and is believed to be a physiological limit.
~The New York Times,
July 22, 2007
One in five children in the poorest parts of the world will not live longer than their fifth birthday – mainly because of environment-related diseases.
~ World Health Organization, July 27, 2007
The U.S. last year imported $5.3 million worth of American flags manufactured in China. Many states have passed legislation barring the purchase of foreign-made flags.
~ Daily India, London,
July 5, 2007
The Internet is running out of space. There are 4 billion possible combinations that make up a 10-digit IP (Internet Protocol) address, which identifies the location of computers, routers, and other network devices. Some three billion IP addresses are taken, and the remainder will likely be gone by 2010.
~ BusinessWeek, Nov. 6, 2006
Global Gasoline prices vary so widely that it costs just $1.45 to fill a 2007 Honda Civic in Venezuela, $31.42 in the U.S., $81.44 in Britain, and $93.98 in Turkey.
~ Foreign Policy,
July/August 2007
