Trivia

Q. When were UPS and Fed Ex started?

A. UPS - 1907. Federal Express - 1972.

Three out of five U.S. homicides are by gunshot.

When telling a lie, a person’s voice tends to rise. That’s one of the things those voice print experts look for, they say, when they analyze taped depositions.

One job is offered for every 1,470 resumes sent in. This, the average at last report.

Q. How many B-17 planes were built during World War II?

A. Exactly 12,731, according to the record.

The perfectly proportioned man should weigh 28 pounds for every foot of his height, says one New York City bone specialist.

When you think you’re coming down with a cold, drink fluids, take Vitamin C, and get dressed up in your best clothes. The fluids and C go to work physically. The clothes fight that depressed frame of mind that left you vulnerable in the first place. Such is the advice of a medical expert.

So plentiful was platinum in some areas of Siberia where iron was scarce that stovepipes once were made of it.