The tartans that advertise 3M Scotch tape have no connection to any Scottish clan – they’re fake. They were designed by color consultant Arthur Allen in the 1940s.

The Hawaiian version of falsetto contains an important added element called the ha’i, or break in the voice.

Former Eldorado, Texas, schoolteacher Mrs. Corrine Robinson confiscated so many thousands of marbles during her tenure as a teacher, they are now on display at the Schleicher County Museum.

A wheelchair ramp has to be a foot long for every inch it rises.

The script for Joe Esterhaus’ movie Showgirls never had a second draft.

This article appears in February 7 • 2003.

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