Trivia

The early embryo of the mouse is about the same size as the early embryo of the whale.

Gorillas, too, get dental cavities.

Q. What does a new NFL football cost?

A. Around $80 at last report.

According to the historical footnotes, it was not uncommon in the Europe of 10 centuries ago for a villager to take his pet hawk to church.

The toe tag from the corpse of Lee Harvey Oswald reportedly sold at auction for $8,000.

Not all know a hen stands up to lay an egg.

American cabinetmakers say one kind of oak is better than any other - oak from the slopes of that hilly region of central Germany called the Spessart.

O. Henry said, “You have to be a cad before you can be an artist.”

Q. Have you ever found a queen named Jane who lived a happy life before a natural death?

A. Still looking. All Queen Janes so far, some historians say, have been murdered, jailed, dethroned or declared insane and interred after early, usually violent, death.

It was a recorded practice among ancient Romans to lighten their hair color with pigeon droppings.