1) Grover Cleveland was eligible to have fought in the Civil War; instead of going to battle, what did he do?
2) Who was the oldest baseball player to play in a major league game?
3) The Pacific Ocean was discovered on September 25, 1513 by whom?
4) What does it mean when a gorilla sticks out its tongue?
Answers:
1) He hired someone to fight in his stead. An option that at the time, was legal.
2) Born July 7, 1906, Satchel Paige was 59 years, 2 months and 18 days old when he threw three shutout innings for what was then the Kansas City Athletics on this date in 1965. At the age of 42 Paige become the oldest rookie in major league history when he joined the Cleveland Indians during the 1948 pennant race.
3) Vasco de Balboa
4) Gorillas stick their tongues out when they're angry. This one is registering his disapproval from the cheap seats.
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