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Eric Muhr
Monday, October 26, 2009 - 1:00 am

WWAX, a radio station in Duluth, Minn., tried a 5-day experiment in which the typical talk and music formats were disbanded in favor of playing nothing but commercials. The station eventually gave up all commercials, all the time, and switched to an "easy listening" format

Lemons have a pH level of 2.3 to 2.6 while apples range from 3.0 to 3.3. Other foods and their pH levels are as follows: yogurt (4 - 4.5), black coffee (5 - 5.1), white bread (5.4 - 5.5), cauliflower (5.6 - 5.7), sardines (6.2 - 6.4) and milk (5.6 - 6.7).

Although chimpanzees and Balearic lizards prefer sugary snacks, cats don't like them. In fact, researchers claim that all members of the feline family have a strong dislike for sweet foods. The reason? Cats don't have in their genetic code the section that provides other animals with sweet taste receptors, which explains why leopards, tigers and lions prefer savory tastes like those found in meat.

In a recent survey, 35 percent of American respondents said they favored placing ads on the dollar bill in order to cut the deficit or help lower taxes.

What did the Wright Brothers and the Dodge Brothers have in common? They both started their transportation careers, making bicycles.

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Eric Muhr lives and works in Nampa. His column, For the Record, appears daily in the Idaho Press-Tribune and other newspapers. Eric serves on the board of the Nampa Public Library and teaches English at Nampa Christian High School. Back in junior high, he was nicknamed The Brain. You can e-mail him at ericmuhr@gmail.com.
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