Trivia

Ask anybody in the house, “Who regulates the U.S. time zones?” And nobody, I mean nobody will rightly say, “The U.S. Department of Transportation.” Go on, ask.

Q. In baseball, what’s “a $5 ride in a Yellow Cab?”

A. A home run. Usually reserved for the out-of-the-park variety.

Slaves went barefoot. Serfs did, too. But the upper crust wore sandals. In biblical times, this. Footwear became a sign of class, of wealth, of authority, and how the people admired that!

Among the young in particular, shoes once were revered almost as much as they are today.

Beeman’s chewing gum came out in the 1890s as a heartburn remedy.

Once an Eagle Scout, always an Eagle Scout. Gerald Ford is an Eagle Scout.

Despite claims, findings do not yet prove conclusively that the youngest child always has the longest eyelashes. Research goes on.

First European to see lima beans was none other than Christopher Columbus.