Trivia

Sat., June 1, 1996

L.M. Boyd Crown Syndicate

Q. When did pinball machines become popular?

A. In the 1930s. A nickel brought up 10 balls in the early machines. Whatever sold for 5 cents or less did well in the Great Depression. Soda. Cola. Chewing gum. Cup of coffee. Candy bars.

The English long believed that bees would never sting a virgin. Unfortunate whimsy. It wiped out many a good reputation. The bees certainly didn’t believe it.

Cigar smoking among women is reported to be up. Way up.

Alexandru Lapuseanu, the ruler of Moldavia from 1546 to 1568, significantly simplified divorce. He outlawed it and imposed the death penalty on anyone who started such legal proceedings.

Seventy miles a day is a typical swim for a migrating whale.

Professionals who’ve made a science of cleaning residential property say the dirtiest thing in the house is the doorknob. Second dirtiest, they say, the telephone.

Claim is the majority of basketball season ticket holders do not know that the basket is exactly 10 feet above the court.

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