Trivia

In 1917, Orville Wright said, “When my brother and I built the first man-carrying flying machine, we thought we were introducing an invention that would make further wars practically impossible.”

Q. In the United States, females outnumber males in every age bracket, do they not?

A. Not. Only from age 15 on.

Sometimes before a piano concert, Frederic Chopin, knowing his audience would see but one side of his face, shaved only that side.

Q. Oxen wear neck yokes. But horses, I’ve read, do better with broad-breast collars. What’s the advantage?

A. The horse collar doesn’t press against the windpipe. That quadruples a horse’s efficiency. Handlers of draft animals figured that out in the 10th century, and it was the technological marvel of the age.

Q. Not counting the Bible and the dictionary, what’s the best-selling hard-cover book in the world?

A. “Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook” - 30.5 million copies since 1930.

Q. Who was Queen Mab?

A. An English folklore fairy queen who controlled people’s dreams.