Trivia

Fri., Aug. 30, 1996

“Estivate” also means “to spend the summer in one place.”

Henry David Thoreau voiced the view that “a man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.”

Scientists say they now know the taste of ancient Egypt’s beer was similar in flavor to today’s chardonnay wine.

Q. How many alligator eggs are in one clutch? And how big are they?

A. Fifty, give or take. About the size of goose eggs. They have to remain still. The embryonic alligators will drown therein if the eggs are turned.

Q. What do you mean, “Monkeys have no feet”?

A. Didn’t say that. Only said, “Technically, they’re classified as “four-handed.”

Men with blood type O live longer than men with blood type B. Women with blood type B live longer than women with blood type O.

Q. Is there really any such thing as a photographic memory?

A. Scientists say no; all memory is selective. But some memories, presumably, can select more than others.

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