Things You Should Know

Here's a new feature called Things You Should Know. Look for future installments.

These are a few things I've learned this week:

• Fully mature elephants have testicles that weigh 13 pounds.
• 98% of all people on death row couldn't afford their own attorney, thus relying on court appointed representation.
• Los Angeles City Council members make $70,000 more a year than California Assembly members. Members of the legislature are responsible for a state of 35 million people and an annual budget of $100 billion. The City Council is repsonsible for a city of 3 1/2 million people and a budget of $4 billion.
• Sales in the United States accounts for more than half of all drug company revenues worldwide.