Trivia

If you believe the stargazers: Both the Libra and the Scorpio love money, but the Libra is a natural buyer, happiest when spending, while the Scorpio is a natural seller, happiest when earning.

Stutterers don’t stutter when they whisper.

Far more single women than single men pay their bills on time. So say those who monitor the accounts receivable.

When you say “laugh it off,” if ever, you’re quoting Shakespeare.

One study into the private lives of amorous individuals suggests 45 percent of the married nationwide admit to extramarital affairs. Our doubting Love and War man expects to research this matter further on his next field trip.

The 1904 seniors on the University of Chicago football team each received a blanket with a big “C” on it - the first letters awarded in college sports.

One thing about Canada: It has more doughnut shops per capita than any other country.

Q. How high does the surface water temperature have to get before a hurricane can form?

A. About 79 degrees F.

It is also true that eggs stay fresher longer when stored in hens.

Q. Is a buffalo born with its hump?

A. No, that comes with age. A buffalo calf looks pretty much like any reddish brown barnyard calf.

Magpies hold funerals. When one dies, the others ceremoniously fly over, and each in turn swoops to peck once at the dead. Macabre, what? Bird scholars say the ritual resets the flock’s pecking order.

Tire makers insist on the word “inflate,” never “blow up.”

What most children know that most elders don’t is there’s now a Crayola crayon color called “macaroni and cheese.”