Trivia

Each star has a unique color.

In every society worldwide, it has been said, men in fear turn to their mothers, if they can.

Napoleon drew up his battle plans in a sandbox.

Q. What proportion of the U.S. men are taller than 6-foot-2?

A. About 2 percent. Note 14 percent are shorter than 5-foot-6.

Q. What was King Kong the king of?

A. Skull Island.

One Henry Rowe Schoolcraft came upon the lake where the Mississippi River starts. In 1832, he wrote a letter in which he explained he’d intended to call it “Veritas Caput” - Latin for “true head.” But that name was too long, he decided. So he chopped off both ends. “Ver itasca put” wound up as Itasca, and everybody was pleased with the nice Indian name.

When you stroll along the boulevard with two women, young man, don’t walk between them. Manners experts say you always should stand or sit so you can speak to either without turning your back on the other.

The name “Saddam” in Arabic reportedly means “one who confronts.”