Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Crystals of pure LSD emit sparks when shaken or moved against each other in the dark.

In a 1951 chess game between Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, Bogart led with a Ruy Lopez opening. In the end, Bogart had four pawns and a knight, while Bacall had four pawns and decided to resign.

Homer and Langley Collyer, packrat brothers, stowed newspapers, old Christmas trees, 12 pianos, and a dismantled automobile in their Harlem mansion over a 40-year period – a total of 180 tons. Homer starved to death; Langley smothered to death.

Deceased entertainer John Davidson had two uncles who were professors at Baylor University.

Women could not serve on juries in Texas until 1954.