Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas.

Translation: Happy is he who has been able to learn the causes of things. (Vergil)

In even other words, some random facts for your consideration.

- In 1728, the philosopher Voltaire got rich by outsmarting the lottery. When the French government accidentally created a raffle where the prize money was significantly larger than the cost of all the tickets combined, Voltaire and his friend formed a syndicate, bought all the tickets, and won.

- Plastic bags take up less landfill space than paper bags. According to one study, two plastic bags take up 72 percent less landfill space than one paper bag.

- Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey has an older brother, Randy, who makes a living as a Rod Stewart impersonator.

- Dimples may be cute, but they are an inherited genetic flaw. They are caused by a fibrous band of tissue that connects the skin to an underlying bone.

So. Now you know how to win the lottery. You know how to maximize space in a your dump (at least, if you chose to discard biodegradability standards). You know what your siblings will end up doing when you're rich and famous - unless one of them is already rich and famous; in which case you better get to working on your own impersonation skills. And you know that dimples are a freak of nature. Go, be happy. I'm glad I could be of service.