F. Y. I.

Still on the Books
In Canton, Ohio, anyone who loses their pet tiger must notify authorities within one hour.

Count' Em
The average ear of corn has 800 kernels arranged in 16 rows.

Actually Said
by  Ivan Trump, on finishing her first novel
"Fiction writing is great; you can make up almost anything."

Table Tidbits
Cast-iron skillets were once the leading source of iron in the American diet.

In Stride
Zebras, like horses and donkeys, have three gaits: the walk, the trot and the gallop.

In Short
The piano is an abbreviation of inventor Bartolomeo Cristofori's original name for the instrument: piano et forte, translating to "soft and loud."