ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, January 10, 1997 TAG: 9701100132
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 1 EDITION: METRO
COLUMN: Friday Something
SOURCE: NANCY GLEINER
The media tell us what they think we need to know - who's at war, which pro football star was arrested this week, when the next shipment of Tickle Me Elmos will arrive. Sometimes, though, they don't tell us the really important stuff, such as:
The average speed of Heinz' ketchup from the mouth of an upended bottle is 25 miles per year.
The average amount left by the tooth fairy was 25 cents per item in 1970; now, it's $3.50.
Beethoven specified 50 coffee beans to make a good cuppa joe. Pity he couldn't hear it perking.
According to a New York jewelry store (not tattoo parlor), some 30 body parts are suitable for piercing.
Ninety eight percent of executives say that playing golf is a good way to relieve stress; 50 percent of them admit to having thrown or broken a club after a bad shot.
In a lifetime, Americans consume 2,000 gallons of milk, 2,900 gallons of soda and 1,800 gallons of beer.
Father's Day is the day on which the largest number of collect calls are made, proving that if you want your kids to call and honor you, it's still gonna cost ya.
Source: 1996 Almanac for Farmers & City Folk
LENGTH: Short : 35 linesby CNB