The U.S. English translation of the British English term "verge" (on the highway) is the “shoulder.”
Today's Question:
Who was the inventor of the mercury thermometer?
I do not know this one.
(Sources: American Mensa, email transmission, January 2, 2011; http://www.effingpot.com/motoring.shtml; http://www.dailymail.co.uk; www.ottoladensack.blogspot.com; www.pladensack.blogspot.com)
Compiled by Otto Ladensack with Patricia Ladensack
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