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Johnny Cash was well known for his wild escapades during the fifties and sixties. He once brought 500 baby chickens to one of his performances and set them loose in a hotel! He and his band mates also put cherry bombs in a toilet – this cause the plumbing to explode. Not surprisingly, he was arrested seven times during his life!

We all love it when the leaves change colors in Autumn and walks in the park become an absolute pleasure. But do you know why this happens? Leaves change their color in response to chilly temperatures and less light because they stop producing chlorophyll – the green pigment that helps leaves capture sunlight to power photosynthesis.

Your nose can smell at least 1 trillion scents. Scientists had long assumed our noses could distinguish about 10,000 odors. Human beings tend to think of themselves as visual first, auditory second, then touch and taste.