You’ve got to be kidding

•Have you been to an ATM lately? Getting frustrated by the amount of money you have to pay various institutions just to make use of that modern convenience? Here’s some food for thought: It’s estimated that in 2006, Americans will pay a total of $4.2 billion in ATM charges.

•It was actress Anita Loos who made the following observation: “It isn’t that gentlemen really prefer blondes, it’s just that we look dumber.”

•If you’re a fan of science-fiction films — or of B movies — you might have seen the following movies: “Devil Girl From Mars,” “Samson Versus the Vampire Women,” “Revenge of the Teenage Vixens From Outer Space,” “Cat Women of the Moon,” “Invasion of the Bee Girls” and “Vampire Vixens From Venus.” Then again, maybe not.

•A law in North Carolina makes it illegal for dogs and cats to fight. It makes you wonder what the authorities do with offenders.

•Scientists say that if all the ice in Antarctica were to melt, the world’s sea level would rise by 200 feet.

• The space suits used by NASA’s astronauts have 12 layers and weigh a total of 280 pounds when on Earth.