L.M. Boyd Trivia

• Q. Any explanation of the widely known fact that it’s the female lion, not the male, that does the hunting?

A. He’s no good at it, and she is. That’s the only answer the experts have been able to come up with.

• “Monakhnos” is Greek for “solitary.” It’s where we got the word “monk.”

• It’s a matter of historical record that Irish pubs of two centuries ago kept sets of dueling pistols at hand available for loan.