? Crows have the largest cerebral hemispheres, relative to body size, of any in the avian family.
? The average mousepad is 8.75-by-7.5 inches.
? Most armadillos seen dead on the road did not get hit by the wheels. When an armadillo is frightened it jumps straight into the air.
? The first hard drive available for the Apple had a capacity of 5 megabytes.
? The Egyptian god of the moon and knowledge, Thoth, has the head of an ibis.
? The U.S. Mint in Denver, Colo., is the only mint that marks its pennies.
? The only two Southern state capitals not occupied by Northern troops during the American Civil War were Austin, Texas, and Tallahasse, Fla.
? Oct. 10 is National Metric Day.
