Word of the week: "ideo locator." It is the dot or arrow that appears on tourist maps with the words "you are here." It's apparently uncertain whether the "ideo" part is derived from the Greek "idio-" (meaning "one's own" or "personal") or the Greek "ideo-" (meaning "idea").

The origins of the folklore lumberjack giant Paul Bunyan are, not unexpectedly, hard to pin down definitively. His earliest published mention appears to be in a small Michigan newspaper in 1906. But we do know for sure how the popularization of the Bunyan myth started: A William B. Laughead created much of the Bunyan canon, including the blue ox, from around 1914 to 1922, for advertising pamphlets on behalf of the Red River Lumber Company.

British author J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for his "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. What is the correct pronunciation of his last name?
A) toll-KINE
B) TAHL-keen
C) TOLL-key-en
D) TOLL-KEEN

Previous answer: Because of its policy of neutrality, Ireland has never joined NATO.

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