Trivia

If a cat is comfortable with you, it closes its eyes.

Will you tolerate the contention that the colors a woman chooses in decorating her house signify much about her personality? Believers in this notion insist numerous bright red accents indicate an orderly mind. To them, blue suggests politeness, yellow is a sign of flightiness, and black shows considerable ego.

“Where there is no choice, all men are friends,” said Peter Ustinov.

Q. Why are Germans known as “Germans”?

A. When their ancient forefathers entered battle, they yelled, hollered, screamed, and the Gauls called them “Germani” from a Celtic word meaning “to shout.”

At last report only one American in 10 carried a pager. Stand by for updates often.

Approximately twice as many women as men have one extra rib. It’s close to the neck, usually. Sometimes it causes pain in the shoulder and arm. One out of every 167 people is so endowed.

Central Americans customarily toss any teeth they lose onto the roofs of their houses for good luck.

An Iranian invented the game of Backgammon - that’s known - but the inventor’s name isn’t.