Trivia

Numerous medical researchers have contended the normal sleep pattern for human beings should be four hours asleep and four hours awake around the clock.

Forty-two U.S. presidents have been born in 19 states. So 62 percent of our states have not yet produced a president.

Most successful female singers have distinct overbites.

Here’s what makes a basketful of wild mushrooms so dangerous: A toxic mushroom can contaminate an edible mushroom just by touch.

Costa Rica, it’s claimed, has more species of mammals and birds than does the combined continental United States and Canada. Remarkable, if true.

Q. How long have American women outnumbered American men on campuses?

A. Since 1980. The female proportion continues to grow.

Q. What’s “Nevada” mean in Spanish?

A. Snow-clad.

Q. What’s an “orange roughy”?

A. A bright red fish with silver and gold coloring near the head. Well known in New Zealand. It’s slow to grow. Demand is great. So New Zealand’s government has put fishing restrictions on it.