Beetles have the highest percentage of protein of any insect.

In the 1940s, female U.S. Marines were strongly encouraged to wear lipstick, but their lipstick had to match the red cord on their winter caps. Elizabeth Arden developed Montezuma Red lipstick for that purpose.

George Washington Carver enjoyed crocheting.

Popeye first appeared in the comics in January 1929, as a supporting player in Elzie Segar’s Thimble Theater, a high-spirited strip that was already home to Olive Oyl; her brother, Castor Oyl; and Olive’s hapless love interest, Ham Gravy.

“Gridlock” is the 727th episode of Doctor Who. This broke the old record held by the various Star Trek series, which had a total of 726 combined episodes. Doctor Who is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running science-fiction series.

This article appears in August 24 • 2007.

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