Trivia

Sloths also give birth upside down.

Some scientists now think they know that brown-eyed people have quicker reaction times. Interesting, however questionable. Those with brown eyes, they aver, tend to be better at hockey, pingpong, baseball batting.

Word is you can calculate the age of a lobster by multiplying its weight by five. That comes pretty close.

Your eyesight is said to be keenest around noon.

In Chicago, a hatpin hidden under a lapel is still legally classified as a “concealed weapon.” The law goes back to when a lot of women carried hatpins for self-defense. At a time when some men carried straight razors for whatever reasons.

To polish silver while wearing rubber gloves is a hopeless chore. Rubber tarnishes silver.

Most widely watched single television program of the year in Venezuela is the Miss Venezuela Pageant.

Fiscal’s Dictum: “The primary task of the automotive mechanic is to find out what else is wrong.”

“There is no genius without a mixture of madness,” said Seneca the Younger.