Mike Berman’s Washington Watch

September 15, 2008 12:55 AM

This and That

Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.

1/3 of ice cream sold is vanilla.

1/3 of potatos sold are French-fried.

7% of Americans eat at McDonald's on any day.

The only President awarded a patent was Abraham Lincoln for a system of buoying vessels over shoals.

Honey is the only food that does not spoil.

In the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees.



Taller people - men 5'10" or taller and women 5'4" or taller - report higher satisfaction with life than folks who are shorter. [Gallup 9/08]



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