n In the early 1950s, sports artist LeRoy Neiman worked as an illustrator for a Chicago department store. Working at the desk next to him was a copywriter who would soon enter the magazine business: Hugh Hefner.

n We cannot tell a lie: Al Gliniecki set a Guinness World Record in January 1999 by tying 39 cherry stems into knots in three minutes, using his tongue.

During World War II, it was illegal in Italy to sell:

A) Ice cream

B) Horses

C) Jigsaw puzzles

D) Cuckoo clocks

Thursday’s answer: The children’s book “Freaky Friday” was written by Mary Rodgers, daughter of composer Richard Rodgers.