Trivia

Research suggests one of your legs most likely is shorter than the other and you probably don’t know which one.

Q. If I retire at age 62, how much longer can I expect to live?

A. Man, 17 years. Woman, 20 years. That’s the actuarial estimate, anyhow.

Law courts four centuries ago also put lifeless objects on trial. In the Russia of 1591, a bell was convicted of signaling the start of a rebellion. It was sentenced to a long term in Siberia. Very long. Took 300 years before an enlightened generation sent it back.

Street term for a baseball park a century ago was apple orchard. And I believe you’ll tell me the ball itself is still sometimes called the apple.

That state of mind called “self-esteem” was studied by Penn State researchers. Bartenders, they learned, hold themselves in higher regard than do most others in the service trades. Why is not fully explained. But analysts think bartenders may unconsciously achieve this self-satisfaction by habitually comparing themselves to the people they serve.