Trivia

Q. Did American Indians ever domesticate wolves?

A. Not if the scholars have it right. Claim is the Indian dogs descended from dogs brought by the Indian ancestors from Asia.

You may be surprised to learn pollsters turned up a whole bunch of people who habitually wear their undershirts right side out then inside out between washings so they won’t have to do the laundry so often.

Normal body temperature of a grown elephant is 104 degrees F.

Q. Does Hong Kong still have “hairhouses”?

A. It does, correspondents report. Hairhouses are craft shops where women make wigs out of human hair.

Half the hunters killed by gunshot get those fatal wounds at home.

Q. When was Fort Worth, Texas, an actual fort?

A. Never. But it was an Army post from 1849 to 1853.

Crows and coyotes are hated and hunted. Moreso maybe than most other birds or beasts. Yet their numbers multiply. What makes them such specialists in survival? One expert credits their adaptability; they’ll eat anything and live anywhere.