According to a 2002 article in the MIT Technology Review, the U.S. Postal Service almost became the country’s sole e-mail administrator. Way back in 1982, the USPS tested an electronic letter delivery system for volume mailers, but the postmaster general decided that the Post Office should stick to the business of hard-copy mail delivery.

Fans of the TV oldie “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” will recall Hitchcock’s droll episode introductions, often making fun of his sponsors. Hitchcock filmed different introductions for European audiences, in which Americans in general were the targets of his barbs.

The only UCLA athlete ever to letter in four sports was what pro sports legend?

A) Jackie Robinson

B) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

C) Wayne Gretzky

D) Joe Montana

Tuesday’s answer: Robert De Niro Sr., father of the actor, was an abstract expressionist painter. His work can be found in art museums throughout the U.S.