If we didn't laugh, we would cry. So let's chuckle at the FBI's latest terrorism alert against almanac carriers.
From the Associated Press..
In a bulletin sent Christmas Eve to about 18,000 police organizations, the FBI said terrorists may use almanacs "to assist with target selection and pre-operational planning."
In the wrong hands, there's no telling what al-Qaeda will do with this information:
• The Republic of Guatemala is 42,042 square miles in area.
• The median age of first marriage for females in the United States was 20.3 in 1960 but soared to 25.3 in 2002.
• Among those born on Dec. 31 was beautician and business executive Elizabeth Arden in 1878.
• One furlong is the equivalent of 660 feet.
And the kicker...
• Titanic tied a record with 11 wins and 14 nominations at the March 23, 1998 Academy Awards.
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The single most dangerous piece of information available to a terrorist in an almanac.
How many Hectares are in an acre? If they get their hands on this I think we are all in serious trouble.
Results:
Hectares: 0.40468564224
Acres: 1
Posted by art at December 31, 2003 10:05 AMTo convert from Hectares to Acres, simply multiply the hecters by 2.47 (2.47105381467165)
To convert from Acres to Hectares, simply multiply the acres by 0.40 (0.40468564224)