Showing posts with label things you should know. Show all posts
Showing posts with label things you should know. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

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.