Before letting your little trick-or-treater loose this Halloween, make sure he or she is armed with a checklist of "dos" and "don'ts" that will make for a safe and fun-filled night for all.

Topping the list -- be sure your child can safely navigate the neighborhood, especially once darkness has settled.

• 15 million blood cells are produced and destroyed in the human body every second.
• The brain uses more than 25% of the oxygen used by the human body.
• 20/20 vision means the eye can see normally at 20 feet. 20/15 is better; the eye can see at 20 feet what another eye sees at 15 feet.
• Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
• In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world's nuclear weapons combined.

Next Tuesday, November 6, 2007, all four North Fulton Cities will hold municipal elections. Please take the time to vote in your local election. If you are a registered voter and don't know where your polling place is, you can go online at the link below and find your polling place.

You can also vote this week at the North Fulton Annex. Monday, October 29 thru Friday, November 2, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm. No reason necessary.

Here are the lyrics to a popular song from the past. Can you name the tune and the performer or song writer?

"She thinks her advice is a contribution, but if she will leave, that will be a solution..."

Click the link below to send me your answer and I will publish a list of those who submitted correct answers next week.

Last week's lyrics: "The scene was rockin', all were digging the sounds..." The song is "Monster Mash" written and performed by Bobby "Boris" Pickett,

Correct answers were submitted by: Mike Grissom, Honor Kitchens, Joe Ferguson, Guy Kriske, Charles Dasher, J.M. Quattlebaum, Rusti Davis, Nancy Frenkel, Lewis Mitchum.

• 10/29/1929 - "Black Tuesday," Stock Market crashes triggers "Great Depression"
• 10/30/1954 - US Armed Forces end segregation of races
• 10/31/0834 - 1st All Hallows Eve (Halloween) observed to honor the saints
• 11/01/1962 - Cuban missile crisis ends, JFK says USSR is dismantling missile bases
• 11/02/1948 - Pres Truman re-elected in an upset over Republican Thomas Dewey
• 11/03/1948 - Chicago Tribune reports: "Dewey beats Truman"
• 11/04/1841 - 1st wagon train arrives in California

Four jolly men sat down to play,
And played all night till the break of day.
They played for cash and not for fun,
With a separate score for every one.
When it came time to square accounts,
They all had made quite fair amounts.
Now, not one has lost and all have gained,
Tell me, now, this can you explain?

Send us your answer and we'll publish it next week.

Last Week's Riddle:

What question can you never answer "yes" to?

The answer is: The official answer is: Are your asleep? or Are you Dead? However, the very best answer submitted by John Lillard is: Honey, do these pants make me look fat?

Correct answers were submitted by: Taylor Best, Jinny7171@aol.com, Stephan Hobbs, Kevin Peak, Bryan McNally, Chuck Donelson, Bryan McNalley, Henry Power, Brian Power, Barbara Phillips, Cindy Wesley, John Lillard, Randy Bassett, John K Marshall, Charles Russell, Joe Ferguson, Tim & Joanne Lewis, Bruce Bell, Betty Parrish, Susan Simmons, Tim Jennette, Dwayne Samples, Nancy Frenkel.