T-REX NOT SO BIG AFTER ALL

Early 20th century estimates placed the Tyrannosaurus Rex at more than 40 feet in length with a weight of up to 12 tons. But more recent discoveries of complete skeletons make it unlikely that the “Tyrant Lizard-King” ever reached lengths of much more than 38 feet.

Sundials use the shadow of an object, cast by the sun, to show the time. That center object is called a gnomon.

Elvis Presley left school to become a truck driver. He didn’t stick with it for long.

The National Weather Service issues a blizzard warning when a storm has sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 miles an hour or more and enough falling or blowing snow to cut visibility to under 1/4 mile for at least three hours.

The Hawaiian Islands may be the world’s most isolated population center. California is 2,390 miles away, Japan is more than 3,800 miles, and the Philippines lie 5,280 miles distant.

Nearly 1 billion Barbie dolls have been sold since 1959. Placed head to toe, they would circle the world 3-1/2 times.

The heaviest known living snake — tipping the scales at 403 pounds — is Baby, a Burmese Python, who resides at the Serpent Safari Park in Gurnee, Ill.