Small-town celebrity birthplace of the week: Byron, in northern Illinois (current population about 4,000). Baseball Hall of Famer and sporting-goods entrepreneur Albert Goodwill Spalding was born there in 1850. Impressionist painter Wilson Irvine was also born in Byron in 1869.

You may have noticed Easter Sunday was unusually early this year -- March 23, to be exact. That's unusual, all right. The last time Easter was this early was in 1913 and the next time will be in 2228. Based on the precise formula (the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox), March 22 is the earliest that Easter can be. That last happened in 1818 and will happen next in 2285.

(Thanks to Dave Evans of Bellingham, Wash.)

You all know about the Oscars, the Emmys, the Tonys and Grammys. Maybe even the Obies (off-Broadway awards) and the Razzies (awarded for the "worst" in film). Presented for the first time last year, a recipient of an annual Augie Award is most likely to be a:
A) Cartoonist
B) Car designer
C) Chef
D) Composer

Previous answer: Before becoming a novelist, Tom Clancy ran an insurance agency.

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