It would take approximately twenty-four trees that are on average six to eight inches in diameter to produce one ton of newsprint for the Sunday edition of the New York Times.

The nut "filbert" got its name from St. Philbert which is celebrated on August 22nd, which is also when the nut matures.

Buzz Aldrin was one of the first men on the moon. His mother's maiden name was also Moon.

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