Trivia

Those French fries you so much enjoy are cut from the stem of the potato, not the root.

When the Byzantine Emperor Justinian controlled Rome, he was pretty strong on new law, a little weak on enforcement. He permitted divorce by mutual consent if both the separating husband and wife vowed lifelong chastity thereafter.

If the cork in a wine bottle dries out, air might get in. That changes the taste, says a professional in the trade. It does indeed. I’ve known a few wine drinkers who cared. And quite a few who didn’t.

Q. What’s the difference between the “Internet” and the “Intranet”? A. Internet is worldwide. Intranet is companywide.

One survey suggests natural blondes are twice as likely to be left-handed as brunettes and redheads, but a single survey does not seem conclusive enough, does it?

A basketball player’s hearing is not as sharp at the end of a game as at the beginning. Nothing mysterious about this. A little light exercise sharpens the sensitivity of ears. But extremely heavy exercise tends to dull it.