Trivia

Q. How long is it supposed to take an aspirin to knock out my headache?

A. About 30 minutes.

Q. What religion is symbolized by the Rann of Kutch?

A. None. It’s not a symbol. It’s a salt marsh in India.

Q. Why did U.S. President James Buchanan habitually incline his head to one side?

A. Because he was nearsighted in one eye and farsighted in the other. Or such was the unscientific explanation of a nephew.

Experts now say you perform a lot better on the job if you take not just one but two, even three, rest breaks each morning and each afternoon.

The white whale is born black.

Q. Why do some countries traditionally use first names while other countries traditionally use last names?

A. First names proved more useful where overriding proportions of people shared the same last names. Last names proved more useful in highly civilized crowded societies where formal courtesies offered a measure of defensive caution.

To be happy, advises a client, you should do something every day to make somebody else happy. Easy enough. I stay out of the kitchen.