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Week 706: Questionable Journalism

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If you soak a new $20 bill in lemon juice overnight, the eyes on Andrew Jackson turn red. (Mike Livingston, Takoma Park)

An unopened can of Spam found in a pharaoh's tomb was still edible after 4,000 years. (Stephen Dudzik, Olney)

The fruit of female banana trees is doughnut-shaped. (Russell Beland)

In the 1700s, Mohawk Indians sometimes fooled European settlers by moving moss to the east sides of the trees. (Steve Langer, Chevy Chase)

Scooter Libby recited the first 29 digits of pi correctly in a high school contest. (Kevin Dopart)

Jerry Mathers of "Leave It to Beaver" was convicted of insurance fraud after faking his own death in Vietnam. (Jeffrey Contompasis, Ashburn)

In Japanese, "Yoko Ono" means "bony chicken that screams when plucked." (Judith Cottrill)

No two snowflakes are completely different. (Russell Beland)

Bats urinate only while perched upside down. The noxious odor coats their bodies with a scent that repels predators. (Patrick Mattimore, San Francisco)

During World War II, a secret U.S. Army survey identified 4,389 atheists in foxholes. (Bob Dalton, Arlington)

George W. Bush is the first president to use a phonic teleprompter. (Kevin Dopart)

The MasterCard originally was to be named the Magna Carda. (Bob Kopac)

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