Trivial tidbits

•Legislators in Vermont once found it necessary to outlaw whistling while underwater.

•Historians say that Mary, Queen of Scots was informed of the murder of her husband, Lord Darnley, in 1567 while she was playing golf. She must have been quite a dedicated sportswoman (or an indifferent wife) because they also say that she completed the round.

•It was poet, philosopher and satirist Horace, who lived in the first century BC, who made the following sage observation: “He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.”

•As summer approaches, you might want to remember that there are 3,500 known species of mosquitoes. You might want to forget that fact.

Thought for the Day:

“We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.” — John Steinbeck