Strange BUT TRUE

* It was 20th-century Florida politician Claude Pepper, member of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, who made the following sage observation: “If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United States and the world.”

* Those who study such things say that the letter “s” begins more words in the English language than any other letter. The letter “c” takes second place, followed by “p” in third.

* In 1958, a woman named Ella Petry, then residing in St. Leonardson-by-the-Sea, England, spent 21 days carrying an egg around in the bosom of her dress, successfully hatching a chick at the end of the threeweek period. * It’s been claimed that English is the only language that capitalizes the pronoun “I.”

* It may be difficult to picture a pope in anything other than the robes of office, but they certainly lead normal lives when they’re young. Pope John Paul II reputedly was an excellent soccer goalkeeper, and he worked as a playwright — and even performed as an actor in some productions.

* When black sheep get old, their wool turns gray.