Trivia

Q. How many feathers on a hummingbird?

A. Which kind of hummingbird? The ruby-throated hummingbird has 940. I haven’t counted the feathers on all kinds, though.

Apartment living was the thing in ancient Rome. History records there was only one private house for every 26 blocks of apartments.

Trail rule: Downhill traffic yields to uphill traffic.

You can rent an engagement ring for a week, if you’d like. For about $13 to $25. Lot of rental places offer them. Most who rent reportedly want them only for the weddings.

It has been recorded by Catholic chroniclers that St. Patrick said his prayers, day and night, while immersed up to his neck in cold water.

Ella Watson of Sweetwater, Wyo., was a cattle rustler. Many women were. But in the summer of 1889, Ella won a unique distinction among them. She was hanged.

If you’re looking for an enduring hobby, consider the raising of orchids. Most orchid plants live longer than most people.

That sort of soldier known as the mercenary will find his war, won’t he? Some of the men who died with George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn had soldiered for wages with the Vatican Guard.