The Roman emperor Elagabalus (219-222) was fond of playing jokes with whoopee cushions.

Three pairs of the United States are adjacent both alphabetically and geographically. There’s Florida/Georgia and Illinois/Indiana. The third is in the middle of Lake Superior between Isle Royale National Park, Michigan and Grand Portage, Minnesota.

The bill of the Californian acorn woodpecker strikes trees at 12-15 mph.

In the 15th Century, there were so many golf balls flying around the fields around St. Andrews, Scotland, that King James II briefly banned the game on Sundays because his archers could not practice.

Lily Tomlin was once a cheerleader.

This article appears in September 17 • 1999.

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