You learn something new every day ...

Nuggets of wisdom gleaned from reading seattlepi.com this week:

Monday:

• In honor of bubble gum's 75th birthday, a collection of trivia tidbits sure to amaze (well, at least annoy) your friends:

Tuesday:

• It costs the city of Seattle just $3 a year to power a Segway scooter, but the trendy transporters have doubled productivity for some utility workers.

Wednesday:

• Sure, poke fun at our neighbors to the north. At least, they're honest. Vancouver, B.C.'s SkyTrain relies on the honor system to ensure that commuters pay their fares. Monorail officias are wondering whether the same could work here -- but seattlepi.com voters give an emphatic no.

Thursday:

• A new survey reveals that Seattleites love to support the performing arts ... as long as they don't need to reach into their wallets.
• Even in a bad economy, there can be such a thing as overemployment -- or so say two City Councilmembers who are alarmed by rapid job growth in South Lake Union.

Friday:

• Restaurant patrons often complain about the servers. Well, there are Web sites where the servers complain right back at 'em.