By her own admission, Peppermint Patty is a latchkey kid whose father has custody of her.

Chileans expect wine to be poured with the right hand.

British actor Rupert Everett has admitted to being sperm-free as a result of being on baldness medication. He has also said he’d rather have hair than sperm.

Bruce Lee, later of martial-arts movie fame, won Hong Kong’s cha-cha championship. In fact, when he was starting out, he traded his knowledge of cha-cha with Siu Hon Sung, who was a master at kung fu.

Monk parakeets and conures hang out together in the wild.

This article appears in November 10 • 2006.

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