Oh Mother, lighten up!

•Those who study such things say that humorous Father’s Day cards sell very well, while funny Mother’s Day cards don’t. You’ll have to figure out for yourself, though, why that’s true.

•It may seem odd that there are people all over the world — in remote areas, anyway — who have seen many airplanes, but have never seen a railroad car.

•Famed actress and comedian Carol Burnett was once asked how she felt about performing in the buff. She replied, “Nude scenes? I wouldn’t take off my clothes. There’s enough violence in the world.”

•There is a species of kangaroo that lives underground — it doesn’t hop at all. Locals call it the “Burrowing Boodie.”

•Well-known outdoorsman Daniel Boone actually grew up in a big city — Philadelphia.

•If your hair is black or brunette, you probably have right around 100,000 hairs on your head (that’s also the average across the board when all hair colors are taken into account). Redheads are not as abundantly blessed; they average 80,000 hairs. And blondes? With approximately 120,000 hairs each, they have the most. What I’d like to know, though, is who did the counting. And why.

•It’s not just humans; research shows that salmon, too, suffer from arteriosclerosis.

•Perhaps unsurprisingly, the English word “rodent” comes from the Latin word meaning “to gnaw.”