Tough-to-prove assertions
NY Times: (Cicadas) pose no serious threat to humans or pets. True, people will notice that some tips of tree branches will die off in late summer, after the female cicadas have laid their eggs in narrow slits cut in the bark. A passer-by may experience the harmless mist of cicada urine if there are enough of them in a tree overhead, and while the emergence will be a bonanza for spring birds, dogs and cats have been known to get sick from over-snacking on them.
The Associated Press: As much as 7 percent of the general population has said in surveys they have trouble using the bathroom away from home, said Soifer, an associate professor of social work at the University of Maryland in Baltimore.
Design Within Reach catalogue: "Design has taken the place of what sailing used to be." – Dennis Conner, "Mr. America's Cup"
