Trivia

Q. What’s it called when a couple of your dental fillings next to each other act as a miniature radio receiver?

A. Piebald syndrome.

A frog has no ribs.

Korea’s Demilitarized Zone, a sort of no man’s land once, has turned into something else. Of course, of course. Men with guns do not go in there anymore. So it inadvertently has become a wildlife refuge.

A baby bird remembers what its mother looks like longer than the mother bird remembers what her baby looks like. Ornithologists have tested this. The young bird lights out, then after a certain time, returns to the nest, presumably saying, “Hi, Mom! Can I move back in?” Or whatever. And it often happens the mother fails to recognize the little intruder and tries to kill it. Or maybe she does recognize it. Don’t know.

Gorillas go to bed about 6 p.m.

The occupational title of a minister who sidelines as a grave-digger is “fossar.” Used to be some of those. Many, in fact.

A bamboo plant can grow as many inches in one day as a typical child grows in 10 years.

In any animal species - all the naturalists know this - if the male can make a sound but the female cannot, the purpose of that sound is to attract females and intimidate other males.

When too many suds bulge out of your washing machine, toss in a little fabric softener. That’ll back down said suds. So advises a household hinter.

Some say the three most frequently misspelled words in English are “you’re,” “it’s” and “they’re.”

In 1948 Momofuku Ando invented dried corkscrew noodles and called them “ramen.” They got to the United States in 1970. Now they’re eaten daily in more than 80 countries. Designers of specialty rice dishes look longingly at the ramen record. But the purveyors of French fries - they have their own list of superlatives - remain unruffled.