Trivia

If no body part of women except their legs were put on display in a beauty contest, the winner might be almost any age. Weight gain is rarely apparent in the lower legs, especially. Of all physical characteristics, the legs are least likely to change in appearance with the years.

Neither birder nor baseballer should forget that “firebird” is another name for the Baltimore Oriole.

Women tend to look one another directly in the eyes during conversations. More so than men, anyway. Hidden-camera studies indicate that. A medical college professor thinks it suggests men read eye contact as potentially threatening. Interesting. That’s true of gorillas, you know.

Q. How many self-portraits did Rembrandt paint?

A. Sixty-two.

Winston Churchill said, “I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.”