Trivia

Not all Australian lifeguards wear pantyhose at work, but most do, most do. In defense against that venomous jellyfish called the sea wasp.

Q. What makes your nose get longer as you age? And your earlobes, too?

A. Gravity.

The tradition of laboratory science holds that you never experiment with chemicals while sitting down.

Q. Where would you expect to meet these people: Jayne Hill, Untorn Ribbon, Barber Perfect, Underwood Tack, Pooler Jones and Lazy Plate?

A. Nice try. Won’t bite. They’re types of barbed wire.

Q. Why is surfing so much better along the Pacific Coast than on the Eastern Seaboard?

A. On the Pacific, the continental shelf rises abruptly, so waves get to shore unbroken. On the Atlantic, the shelf extends far out. Plus the Pacific generates a greater variety of wave-making storms. List Hawaii as separate, special and superior. So say the experts.

The only cats that live in groups are lions.

When bats fly out of the cave, they always turn left.