Trivia

If that flamingo is standing on one foot, it’s either dozing or plastic.

Most of an atom is empty space.

Some experienced dentists make a pleasant little pastime of writing script so it looks peculiar straight on but perfect in mirror image. They learn mirror-image manipulation with small mirrors in open mouths.

That egg-laying mammal called the platypus does not have the same sort of plumbing other mammals have. Its babies feed on milk that oozes from enlarged pores in its skin.

Q. Did the old stagecoaches have classes of travel?

A. Some did. On hilly runs with creek crossings, first class stayed in the carriage, second class walked over rough places, and third class pushed.

Political analysts try to figure out the nature of the “average man.” Doesn’t work, does it? Not in social science. Anymore than it works in U.S. geography. If it did, the average state would have 5,000 square miles of permafrost.

The dividing year between “ancient” and “medieval” is 476 A.D., according to one historian who’s more specific than most.