Everyone knows Alaska is our biggest state, that Mt. McKinley is North America"s tallest mountain, and that Nome is colder than anywhere you should ever want to be. But did you know that your chances of being killed by a bear in Alaska are greater than your chances of being run over by a New York City cabbie? Or that it gets so chilly up there that your tires will go flat? Or that half of all Alaskan man-overboard accidents happen because a guy tried to relieve himself over the side? Well these are things you should know. Now you have no excuse, because the 31st edition of THE ALASKA ALMANAC® will guide you toward a thorough understanding of this weird and wonderful state.