Trivia

The Earth weighs 81 times as much as the moon.

Q. Is “vincible” a word?

A. It is, research reveals. And so is “gruntled.”

An employee of the U.S. Patent Office can inherit a patent but can’t buy or apply for one.

If it’s that blue called “azure,” it’s the color of unclouded sky.

Stock brokers pick up leads from real estate sales records. If you sell a piece of property, expect a few phone calls from agents with propositions.

Q. What sort of stores are hit the hardest by shoplifters?

A. Food markets.

It’s a matter of record that one Frank Herzegh invented the tubeless tire and got a dollar for it.

Our Love and War man is developing a category called “Women Are Sweet, Men Are Sour.” In it, Item No. 7A, submitted by one of the Sweet, reads: “Men define ‘Roe V. Wade’ as “two ways to cross a river.” This is from the same Sweet who says: “The way to save man from drowning is take your foot off his head.”

Q. Where do the most thunderstorms hit?

A. Across the tropics - about 3,000 a night.

Bill Cosby said, “I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”