Trivia

Most people feel vaguely uneasy if they’re not covered when they sleep, even on the warmest nights. Some scholars think this is genetic residue from antiquity when humans had more hair.

The U.S. Senate in the upcoming 105th Congress will be unique: For the first time, a majority of the senators will not have served in the military.

In 1914, the original Henry Ford paid workers age 22 or older $5 a day - twice the average in other factories. Industry historians say it was one of the keys to the great Ford success.

Numerous insects hear with their hair.

Q. Why do most men part their hair on the left?

A. Because most mothers are right-handed.

A breakfast quarrel at home is far more likely to disrupt a woman’s on-the-job performance all day long than a man’s. So say those who study such matters.

When two drinking glasses stick one inside the other, don’t try to force them apart. Set them upright in a bowl of hot water and pour cold water into the top one. There. See?