131. The word "testis" comes from Latin and refers to both male genitalia and to the person who is a witness. Coincidence? I think not.

132. Boars have curly penises.

133. India ink may have come from China.

134. China is the source of most keffiyehs, the red-and-white or black-and-white head scarf many Arabs wear.

135. About two decades after she was burned at the stake, Joan of Arc was retried, with her former verdict demolished. Too late for Joan, but good for the rest of us.

136. Bicycles are now made with bamboo frames. Wasn't that in South Pacific? Apparently it is very shock absorbent.

137. A guy named Nicolas Meyer made a triathlon bike from hemp.

138. There are Dead Sea scrolls in the National Archeology Museum in Amman -- and never any lines to see them, nor an admission fee.

139. There is a Lego class (an afterschool activity) at the American Community School in Jordan.

140. Abraham Lincoln had a baseball diamond built on the White House grounds.