Trivia

The wind is erratic and fierce over the islands along the coast of Finland. So fishermen put doors on all four sides of the houses they build out there. That way they can always come and go on the leeward side.

“Knuckle” used to mean “knee joint.” And falling to one’s knees in subservience was the origin of that expression “knuckle under.”

Have you found out yet why Lake Wakatipu in southern New Zealand rises and falls 3 inches every five minutes? Neither have I. Most mysterious.

If you want to find out what people are naming their dogs, ask the makers of pet tags. Researchers did. Best sellers of late are reported to be: Max, Lady, Jake, Molly, Sam, Shadow, Buddy, Ginger, Casey, Sadie, Maggie and Buster.

Forests migrate, too. But none too swiftly. Maybe 13 miles per century.

In Australian waters swims a little fish called the fusilier. It’s bright red when active. But when comatose, it goes gray. If disturbed, it instantly turns red again.

Typical Argentinean eats twice as much meat every year as does the typical U.S. citizen.

Q. Who’s Icle Ivanhoe?

A. Those were the middle names of the late Burl Ives.

A “corvine” voice is a voice like a crow’s.