(30 December 1998)
Dominus and Darren were the first to point out that Hercules had twelve labors, not seven. Oops. So many other things come in sevens... Thanks for the correction! (And let this be another reminder to other readers: if you catch an error in any of these columns, whether of fact, grammar, spelling, punctuation, or common sense, please let me know.)
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