• Sir Charles Tupper, the Canadian prime minister with the shortest term of office (just 69 days in 1896), was ironically the longest-lived prime minister, dying in 1915 at the age of 94.

• In addition to North America, Africa also has a quintet of Great Lakes. Located in the Great Rift Valley, they are Lakes Victoria, Tanganyika, Albert, Edward and Kivu.

By what more familiar name do we know the chemical compound polytetrafluoroethylene?

A) Antifreeze

B) Toothpaste

C) Silly Putty

D) Teflon

Tuesday’s answer: The first commercial film produced in stereophonic sound was the 1940 Disney film “Fantasia.”