Trivia

Q. How long does it take mice to make love?

A. Five seconds.

More than three out of four first-time brides tell the survey takers that they’re marrying for love. Approximately one out of three second-time brides say likewise. Only about one out of six third-time brides say that.

You don’t tip the taxi driver in Denmark.

People have been saying, “Waiting till the cows come home,” for about 400 years.

In Japan’s theaters, you know the play is about to begin when you hear wooden blocks clacking.

The Maldive Islands off India are Islamic. There it’s considered unseemly for women to appear in the streets during daylight. So girls go to school at night.

Q. What animal has the finest hair?

A. The bat.

Fountain pens still have their markets. In the Middle East, they’re prized over ballpoints because of the elaborate curlicues and subtle shadings of written Arabic.

Tinfoil is commonly used as bait by the fishermen of the Aegean Sea, and they reportedly do well. Elsewhere, I’ve read, some locals say their best bait supply is their household roll of aluminum foil.

The golden eagle hits 95 mph in an attack dive.