Trivia

If typical, you have three vocabularies: Reading, 9,000 words. Writing, 6,000. Talking, 4,000.

Q. Can it be said nobody ever throws a tantrum when alone?

A. That appears to be the case, although it’s not the sort of absolute the psychologists can prove.

Q. How come horse meat is so popular in France?

A. The French ran out of beef during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870-71, so they turned to horse meat and liked it.

To marry or not to marry - that’s the question. Evidently it’s still unanswered, scientifically. Psychologists say tests in one lengthy study repeatedly indicate: “What depresses married people most is being married. What depresses single people most is not being married.”

In Britain’s 17th century wars with the Dutch, each English fleet sailed in three segments - vanguard in front, second wave in the middle, last at the rear. In command of each was an admiral, highest in authority first, lowest last. That’s the origin of the naval rank of “rear admiral.”

Q. Who was the once renowned American woman named Phoebe Mozee?

A. Full name: Phoebe “Anne Oakley” Mozee, sharpshooter in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.