[Our man in washington]

#20 and #24 are both false.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Of course number 20 is false - what self-respecting man would beat his wife with anything thinner than his thumb?



(j/k)

[DonQ]

Nr. 24 (about celery having "negative calories") is false. According to Bowes & Church's Food Values (ed. by Pennington, 17th ed., 1997), a stalk of raw celery (weight 40 grams) had 6 calories. This is low but it's definitely not negative. For comparison, a half cup of raw spinach is also 6 calories. Presumably this is a lot less fattening than a bunch of other foods, but celery is very low in B vitamins and iron, so it's hardly an ideal food. (And, for godssake, don't nibble on it while talking on the phone!)