Strange but true - Sept. 10, 2009

• It was Chinese philosopher Confucius who made the following sage observation: “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

• In 1875, a locust plague of epic proportions descended upon the Great Plains. Observers say it was 110 miles wide, and, at 1,800 miles long, stretched from Canada all the way down to Texas.

• If you ever travel to China, keep in mind that the menu item known colorfully as phoenix talons are actually just chicken feet.

• Farming is against the law in Washington, D.C.

• When business magnate Bill Gates was a student at Harvard, he probably...