What a great way to start the morning. Thanks!! Doug Brooks >I saw this article the other day and thought you guys >might like it- just shows how some ideas are good >enough to stick around for more than a few >centuries.... > >-Tim > > > >Subject: Truth is stranger than fiction > >The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the >rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 >inches, an exceedingly odd number. _____________________________________________________________________ UltraCAD Design, Inc. Celebrating 10 years of design excellence! www.ultracad.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu