• When Joan of Arc was burned at the stake, she was condemned for two crimes: witchcraft and wearing men’s clothing.

• Two dozen American states considered impotence legal grounds for divorce.

• At any time, .7 percent of the world’s population is drunk.

• The King of Diamonds in a standard card deck was designed after Julius Caesar. King of Spades for King David, King of Clubs for Alexander the Great, and King of Hearts for Charlemagne.

• A flink is a group of 12 or more cows.

• In a single day, one cow discharges enough methane to fill 400 one-liter bottles.

• A standard pencil could draw a 35-mile-long line before it runs out of lead (graphite).

• The average life span of a goldfish living in the wild is 25 years.

• Approximately 500 pounds of Silly Putty are produced every day.

• The Guinness World Records book is considered the most commonly stolen volume from libraries around the world. In the United States the Bible is the most shoplifted book.

And here is my quote of the day:

“It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen.”

Bridgette Bardot