Trivia

No shark normally feeds on man.

Still abundant in the wooded wilds of Southeast Asia is a red jungle bird known scientifically as the “gallus gallus” - the primary ancestor of the domestic chicken.

“The Sea Cook” was the working title of Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island.”

Siberia is about half as big as the contiguous United States.

Can you explain the difference between “acupuncture” and “ignipuncture”? Neither could I. But am advised: In China, acupuncture is the yin cure - needles stuck into the skin, and ignipuncture is the yang cure - a tiny hill of crushed, dried leaves allowed to burn to ash on the patient.

The female sea lion is pregnant 364 days of the year.

Q. How do you write out “Mrs.” in full?

A. You don’t. Many generations ago it was the abbreviation of “Mistress,” but that will hardly do anymore.

A study of 853 human societies turned up this: The practice where each man has only one wife is normal in only 16 percent.