The spell check for Microsoft Word does not like the word “ain’t.”

In the 29-episode run of the TV show Twin Peaks, which premiered on April 8, 1990, the show’s characters drank 216 cups of coffee and ate 42 slices of pie.

According to beer historian and author Gregg Smith, the shape and size of a glass affects the taste of beer.

The history of NASCAR is connected to Prohibition. Bootleggers had fast cars for transporting alcohol. Eventually, they began to race among themselves to see who had the fastest cars.

Plato was an amateur wrestler.

This article appears in April 4 • 2008.

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