Small-town celebrity birthplace of the week: Stonewall, Texas (current population about 500). Lyndon B. Johnson, the 37th president of the U.S., was born there in 1908. Located nearby is the LBJ Ranch, which is today part of the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park. (Thanks to Lloyd Horton of El Sobrante, Calif.)

Carrots are one of the few vegetables that are more nutritious cooked than in their raw form. This is due to the tough cellular walls of raw carrots, which keep the nutrients within from being digested by the body.

In what century was the use of the guillotine outlawed in France?

A) 18th

B) 19th

C) 20th

D) It’s still legal in France

Wednesday’s answer: Now officially known as “The Mount Rushmore State,” South Dakota’s former official nickname of “The Sunshine State” was a reference to its high percentage of sunny days.