Question: Why is it that the price of a gallon of gasoline has 0.009, or nine-tenths, of a cent added on? It’s like they think that people don’t know that it’s really another cent! (Asked by a curious penny saver.)

Question: I enjoy the C.P.S. (Curious Postscript) at the end of your columns. Please do a column on the C.P.S. Thank you! (An anonymous request from cyberspace.)

Question: What is the origin of the term “teetotaler?” (Asked by Mary Durden, of Greenwood.)

Question: Why is the ocean salty? (Asked by a curious reader while at the beach.)

Question: A “mandatory evacuation was issued by the governor recently along the coast for Hurricane Dorian. Is it really mandatory? (Asked by a curious hurricane watcher.)

This is an old one, but let’s have some fun and see if you are still UP for this.

Question: How many five-star generals have there been? Are there any now? (Asked by a curious veteran.)

Question: I’ve always heard that if you put salt in the water, it will boil faster. Is that true? (Asked by Nicole Funk, Martinsburg, West Virginia.)

Question: Our body temperature is 98.6 F, so why do we feel so hot at lower temperatures, such as 80-85 F? We perspire to cool our body, but at these temperatures, one would think the body would be cool enough. Also, if we jump in a pool or ocean with a temperature of 85 F, the body feels a …

Trivia Time (Again)! I’m on a roll:

Let’s see if this trivia makes any “cents:”

Question: Why does a dog kick its back leg when you scratch its “happy spot?” (Asked by a curious canine owner.)

Question: We’ve had the X and Y generations. What comes next? Generation Z? (Asked by a curious generation wonderer via cyberspace.)

Question: What is the SPF rating on sunscreens, and how is it used? (Asked by a curious fun-in-the-sun column reader.)

Last week, I gave a description of the Electoral College. This week, we will consider some associated items.

Question: Dr. Wilson, with so many presidential candidates in the news, we hear a lot about the Electoral College. I have heard that when I vote for a presidential candidate, I’m not really voting for him or her. Is that true? (Asked by a curious, concerned voter.)

Let’s see what you know about some of our presidents.

Question: Why do many manufacturers insist on wrapping their products in plastic packaging that is so difficult to open? You often need scissors or some other cutting tool, and even then, it’s difficult. (Asked by a curious and frustrated consumer.)

Question: Where does the word “dibs” come from? For example, one might say, “I got dibs on that!” (Asked by a curious and faithful column reader.)

It’s the start of another curious season of the Curiosity Corner. This will be the 37th year — maybe I’ll make it through another one if I’m lucky. As my regular readers know, I kick off each season by airing some of my curious observations or pet peeves — some old and some new. Have a littl…

Question: A lot of people have pacemakers. What, exactly, do they do? (Asked by a curious reader with coronary concern.)

Question: If trees and shrubs don’t have any leaves after they shed them, how the heck do they have energy to regenerate without chlorophyll? They don’t store fat, or the equivalent, that they can draw on when needed, do they? (Asked by Bettie Rose Horne, of Greenwood)

Last week’s Corner was a trivia quiz on money, and you probably knew some of the answers. Let’s test your gray matter again this week, with a quiz that might take some guessing. See how close you can come to the populations of the following:

Let’s have a quiz. I’ve been lenient on giving you one lately. How about a trivia quiz on a popular subject … money! Particularly, paper bills. Most of us can tell who is on the front of each bill. How about the backside?

Question: I have a question regarding fireflies, or lightning bugs. Are the males the ones who light up or are those the females? Or do they both light up? (Asked by a nocturnal column reader.)