”All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.”
- Arthur Schopenhauer

The squirrel monkey’s brain accounts for roughly 5 percent of its body weight — the largest percentage of any other animal. The human brain, by comparison, makes up about 2.3 percent of body weight.

Most landfilled trash retains its original weight, volume, and form for 40 years.

The G.I. Joe toy line got its name from the 1945 movie The Story of G.I. Joe, which retold the story of war correspondent Ernie Pyle’s days on the front lines. It starred Burgess Meredith and Robert Mitchum.

More people are killed in Africa by crocodiles than by lions.

About 5.6 percent of Earth’s crust is composed of iron.

May 2, 1939
Lou Gehrig established a new major-league baseball record as he played his 2,130th game. “The Iron Man” had played in every Yankee game since June 1, 1925.

“God heals, and the doctor takes the fee.”
- Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)

Cecil B. DeMille did not want to take any chances with his opulent epic King of Kings (1927). His two stars, H. B. Warner, cast as Jesus Christ, and Dorothy Cummings as Mary, were required to sign agreements which prohibited them from appearing in film roles that might compromise their “holy” screen images for a 5-year period. DeMille also ordered them not to be seen doing any “un-biblical” activities during the film’s shooting. These activities included attending ball games, playing cards, frequenting night clubs, swimming, and riding in convertibles.

It has been medically proven that pessimism raises blood pressure. The more pessimistic a person is, the more likely he or she is to die earlier than optimistic counterparts.

The present-day Vatican is the smallest sovereign state in the world — Liechtenstein is 360 times as large — and has a permanent resident population of about 300. Still, it retains all the trappings of nationhood — its own flag, its own postage stamps, its own diplomatic corps, its own “army,” the familiar Swiss Guard, and the right to have its own navy under international compact.

Quote of the Day
“Let us realize that: the privilege to work is a gift, the power to work is a blessing, the love of work is success!”
- David O. McKay

1927 - Babe Ruth signed a 3-year contract with the New York Yankees for $70,000 a year, making him baseball’s highest paid player.

1962 - On this night, Wilt Camberlain was unstoppable, making 36 field goals and 28 free throws for an even 100 points against the New York Knicks, at Hershey, Pennsylvania, to lead the Philadelphia Warriors to a 169-147 victory, and set a basketball world record.

1974 - Postage stamps for first-class mail jumped from 8 to 10 cents.

Yellowstone National Park in the state of Wyoming has more geysers than any other field known in the world.