Trivia

Q. Is it true the female possesses an inborn superiority in manual dexterity?

A. All I know is little girls usually learn to tie their shoelaces earlier than little boys do.

Rarely listed among the massive atrocities perpetrated by Alexander the Great is the fact that he introduced eggplant into Europe.

Q. Why are the Great Lakes recognized legally as “the high seas”?

A. Because they’re bodies of water that look like seas and are navigable by large vessels in international trade. That was the crux of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling long ago.

Q. Which of the United States is least likely to get an earthquake?

A. Either Texas or Florida. Both are at the bottom of the quake likelihood list.

You’ve seen infants seemingly try to clap their hands when happy. Some anthropologists say this small bit of behavior suggests the applause you offer at the end of a performance may be instinctive.

Coach Woodrow Wilson? That’s right, before he became president, he coached football. Football? Yes, at Bryn Mawr in Pennsylvania. Bryn Mawr? Correct, the college of all-female undergraduates.