USELESS FACT OF THE WEEK
People who dislike or fear clowns can log on to the website www.ihateclowns.com or a related site for mimes, www.ihatemimes.com. One of the postings on the mimes site: "The difference between clowns and mimes is also striking... clowns being at least...

Group says Shakespeare didn't write several plays
LONDON (AP): A LITERARY group on Thursday marked the 400th anniversary of the death of an Elizabethan nobleman they contend was the 'true' Shakespeare.