90-year-old William Shatner is the oldestperson ever to enterspace

◆ BECAUSE CHINA IS SO BIG BUT HAS ONLY ONE TIME ZONE, THERE ARE PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WHERE THE SUN SETS

AT MIDNIGHT. ◆ The soil on the Moon is called c regolith. ◆ Demerara sugar is named after a river in Guyana.

◆ THE CATATUMBO RIVER IN VENEZUELA IS KNOWN AS THE RIVER OF FIRE BECAUSE IT’S STRUCK BY LIGHTNING MORE OFTEN THAN ANYWHERE ELSE ON EARTH.

◆ Tony Bennett’s latest disc, LoveforSale, makes the 95-year-old singer the oldest person to release an album of new material.

◆ THE WORLD’S OLDESTKNOWN ANIMAL WAS A QUAHOG CLAM NAMED MING, ESTIMATED TO BE

507 YEARS OLD.

◆ It’s 50 years since 12 miles of Highway 51 in Memphis was renamed Elvis Presley Boulevard. ◆ Oliver and Olivia were the most popular baby names in 2020.

◆ THE ATACAMA IS THE DRIEST DESERT IN THE WORLD. ◆ Tonga is nicknamed the Friendly Islands.