Pat Williams, who wrote the theme song to The Mary Tyler Moore Show, makes $1,000 per day from residuals. MTM’s show airs somewhere in the world every hour of every day.

Paul Revere’s father’s name was Apollos Rivoire.

Internationally, the game of solitaire has many names. It is often called “patience,” especially in Britain. In France, the game is sometimes called “success” (réussite). Other languages, such as Danish, Norwegian, and Polish often use the word “kabale” or “kabala” (secret knowledge) to describe these games.

Enology is the science of winemaking; viticulture is grape-growing.

On Sept. 1, 1903, Massachusetts issued America’s first license plate to Frederick Tudor. A car enthusiast, Tudor received the most coveted license plate ever: plate No. 1. It remains in his family.

This article appears in June 13 • 2008.

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