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From: "mzmouser" <>
Subject: [FOLKLORE FAMILY] the Useless Information page
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 08:26:03 -0700

Steve Silverman seems to have too much time on his hands. This
science teacher who lives near Albany, New York has spent several
years putting together a collection of pages he calls "Useless
Information - Stuff you never needed to know but your life would be
incomplete without." Actually, it's a fascinating journey through
history, science and trivia that has attracted thousands of readers
and won a boatload of awards.

* Read the true story of the Flubber Fiasco, in which some of the
fictional properties of Hasbro's movie tie-in Flubber toy
appeared to become reality. In 1963 the product was selling by
the millions, but after a recall Hasbro found that getting rid
of the stuff was no easy task!

* Learn about Mike the Headless Chicken, who lived for 18 months
after his head was chopped off by Farmer Olsen.

* Or ponder the plight of Sir Alfred, who has been waiting for his
flight to depart since 1988. Alfred has been stuck in a French
airport, tied up in government red tape for over a decade.

* How about this for creative recycling? Jack Hall, a bored sailor
in the 1930's made thirteen working musical instruments, a windmill
and a lighthouse out of discarded matchsticks.

* What's the highest price ever paid for a PEZ candy dispenser?
How would you like to try some Chlorophyll or Eucalyptus
flavored PEZ? Learn more than you ought to know about this
candy phenomenon.

Visit the Useless Information page at the address below. I found
the Site Index page to be very helpful in navigating.

<A href="http://home.nycap.rr.com/useless ">
http://home.nycap.rr.com/useless </A>

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