Some Observations

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From a polite phrase, you can infer the mood of the person asking.
For example:
- "How's it coming [work]?" suggests that the questioner still can't decide whether to begin some process;
- "How are things going [things]?" - the questioner is mid-process and is beginning to find it tedious;
- "How are you faring [table]?" - the questioner is ready to accept your invitation to go eat. Though most likely you'll be the one paying.
- Variants of the above polite questions substituting the informal "you" for the formal "you". Suggests that the questioner would gladly distance themselves from whatever needs doing, and even more gladly if someone else took the initiative.
- Variants of the above polite questions using a reference to the direction of a process. For example: "How's it all coming along for you? [work]". Apparently expecting a not-too-positive answer, so as to be able to offer a motherly/fatherly word of valuable advice;
- The laconic "How's it going?" - nothing other than a wish to pass the conversational baton to another speaker, or simply - having nothing to say.

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If a little one has appeared in your family or in your friend's (girlfriend's) family:
- if a baby has appeared in your family: start getting used to the idea that nothing will ever be as it was before;
- if a baby has appeared in your friend's family - it's high time to take up handicrafts, focus on your career, or start earning your first million, because otherwise in ten years' time you may find yourself realising that everything has gone completely to pot.

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The penguin is not the only flightless bird. There's also the Australian ostrich, the New Zealand kiwi, etc. But it sounds impressive - a bird :)

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A psychologist - the person who looks at everyone else the moment a beautiful girl enters the room.

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Canada is a parliamentary federal monarchy. The head of state is the Queen of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II, represented by the Governor General of Canada. Currently it is a woman - Governor General Michaëlle Jean.

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Why does a fork have four tines?
It turns out that with a three-tined fork the tines are spaced too far apart, and when eating tougher food there's a risk of stabbing your tongue. On the other hand, a five-tined fork is already too wide, and the force needed to spear food is considerably greater than with a four-tined fork.

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Which is worse: incorrectly using the broad and narrow 'e' vowels (ē vs e) - for example writing 'mērs' (mayor) with the wrong vowel - or using the imperative form where it doesn't belong, for example "You may call us"?
The Chinese think a unified written language is better.