The Federal Aviation Administration once did a study that found the average airline stewardess has a nose of 2.18 inches long. I wonder how many of my tax dollars went to determine this useless piece of trivia?

Insects can shiver.

The red and white label on a Campbell's Soup can comes from the colors of the Cornell University football team.

The cartoon character "Popeye" is immortalized in a statue in Crystal City, Texas.  Finding out where Crystal City, Texas is on a map is a trivia question in itself.

Until 1869, the M.A. degree from universities was an honorary award.