Trivia

It was the Civil War that led to the standardization of sizes in men’s clothing. How else could uniforms be mass-produced?

Q. Most people in this country sleep in double beds, right?

A. Most, yes, 41 percent. In queen size, 31 percent. In king, 21 percent. In single, 6 percent. Adds up to 99. Where the missing 1 percent sleep hasn’t been pinned down by the statisticians, but there are a whole lot of mat, cot, bunk, bench and under-the-bridge sleepers, too.

Hottest part of an ordinary candle’s flame is half way up the outer edge of the yellow.

Q. Some theorists think the great man-made dams trigger earthquakes. How?

A. By the weight of the water on places where such weight had never been.

That’s right, you don’t get athlete’s foot if you don’t wear shoes.

Medical science indicates your central nervous system tosses out 99 percent of what your senses register so as not to bother your busy brain with same. Disposes of countless commercials, I suppose.

Q. Aren’t there more Irish in New York City than in Dublin?

A. That there are. And more Italians there than in Rome.