Eponym of the week: John B. Bibb, a War of 1812 veteran, Kentucky state representative and amateur horticulturist. He developed Bibb lettuce (the traditional salad of Kentucky Derby Day brunch) in the backyard of his Frankfort home circa 1865. Bibb lettuce is considered intermediate in form and taste between leaf lettuces and iceberg.

Though Spanish-style bullfighting isn't legal in the U.S., there are Americans earning their living in the U.S. as bullfighters, aka "matadors." They're the brave folks also known as rodeo clowns, whose job it is to protect bull riders in rodeos. At rodeos, "freestyle bullfighting" is a 70-second competition in which rodeo clowns are judged by how well they avoid contact with the bull, and by their skill in doing so.

A map of the "lower 48" U.S. states can be found on the commemorative quarter of what U.S. state?
A) Arizona
B) Delaware
C) Louisiana
D) Oregon

Previous answer: As spoken by the main character in the Jane Austen novel "Mansfield Park," a large income is "the best recipe for happiness."

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