Trivia

In the Yukon, the caribou outnumber the people 6-to-1.

In old England, the peddler who sold fish outside the regular fish market was called a “bummaree,” and respectable citizens did not trust such an entrepreneur. That’s where we got the word “bum.”

No, Americans did not originate apple pie. Yes, they did originate chocolate cake - after baking powder was invented about 1850.

When Spaniards took chocolate from Mexico to Europe, some French doctors prescribed it as a treatment for venereal disease.

Slowest day for barbers, historically, has been Thursday.

Q. How old did a girl have to be to get married under the laws of ancient Rome?

A. Age 12. But there were no penalties.

Housebuilders in old China traditionally put the roof up first.

You can’t rent a car in Ireland if you’re over 75.

In the French Revolution, rebels beheaded nobles. Chefs who’d worked for the nobles no longer had jobs. So they sold cooked food out of their own kitchens to survive. Some buyers ate in adjacent rooms. That was start of the Western world’s restaurant business.