BY MARK SCHLEIFSTEIN c. 2006 Newhouse News S ervice NEW ORLEANS -- As more and more residents return to their flooded homes, they're having to reclaim their urban and suburban realms from nature, in all its creeping, crawling, slithering grandeur.
Who is the world's tallest man? What country claims the world's largest forest? What is the record for most hula hoops ever twirled at one time? What one place can you find the answers to these and hundreds of other jaw-droppingly bizarre and freaky questions?
A SCOTTISH chef was yesterday crowned the best in the UK by his peers but then criticised the food on offer at most of the country's restaurants as "pretty dire".
The offense of deep-thinking Texas Tech coach Mike Leach runs up points against tomato cans and faints when matched against quality teams. Tech ranked fourth in Division I for scoring last season with 39.4 points per game.
