Trivia

Q. Who created the Internet? Who pays for it?

A. Creator, the Pentagon. Subsidizer and controller of the core computer network, National Science Foundation.

Memory experts say their interviews indicate men recall better than women the routes they took to drive somewhere. A flawed finding, I think. They questioned both drivers and passengers and mixed the replies. Everybody knows drivers remember best.

If a rock was shaped by windblown sand, it’s a “ventifact.”

Q. How much does the human head weigh?

A. From 10 to 15 pounds, according to a medical report with no explanatory detail.

That authority on fact and fiction, Herman Wouk, said, “Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction written today.”

That merit badge awarded to the most Boy Scouts is for first aid. The one for swimming comes in second. Third, cooking.