Trivia

Ants hate vinegar.

Q. Where’s “Norumbega”?

A. That’s what mapmakers of 1582 labeled what’s now New England.

In sports lingo: The camper has “gear.” The bowhunter has “tackle.” The muzzle loader has “paraphernalia.”

A kangaroo keeps cool by licking its wrists.

Approximately 6 million Americans wear hearing aids. An estimated 26 million suffer some degree of hearing loss. You and I wistfully may see nothing more than human frailty in such statistics. But marketing majors see another example of an unsupplied demand.

All mint plants have square stems.

Q. What’s the only sea mammal that doesn’t eat meat?

A. The manatee. It’s a sea cow and - smile - cows don’t eat meat.

History records that the notable Roman Cicero was an avid autograph collector.

Q. Isn’t garlic an antibiotic?

A. You can say that. First sulfur compound formed when you crush a garlic clove is allicin, an antibiotic said to attack about two dozen sorts of bacteria plus numerous fungi. So say the experts.