Strange but true

• If you’re one of those folks who loves to strum an imaginary guitar along with the music, here’s an invention you need to know about: Scientists in Australia have created a T-shirt just for air guitarists. The shirt has motion sensors that relay the wearer’s movements to a computer, allowing these wanna-be musicians to play real music.

• It is not known today which politician in 1974 made the following observation: “Solar energy is not something that is going to come in overnight.” It also is not known if the play on words was intentional.

• Every morning writer John Steinbeck sharpened exactly 24 pencils and he wrote with each one until it was blunted. When he was out of sharp pencils, he was through writing for the day.