Strange But True
By SAMANTHA WEAVER

• You might be surprised to learn that Radio Shack, that purveyor of high-tech goodies and gadgets, was founded way back in 1921.

• Garth Brooks is a legend in country music; his recent comeback single, "More Than a Memory," became the highest debuting single on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, hitting No. 1 on its first appearance in September. Many people don't realize, though, that not very long before his record-setting debut album, "Garth Brooks," was released, he was still working as a salesman in a boot store.

• It was French author and diplomat Jean Giraudoux who made the following sage observation: "The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you've got it made."

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