Aside from all being British aristocrats, Winston Churchill, his mum, and Edward VII had something else in common: They had tattoos.

Alfred Hitchcock paid author Robert Bloch only $9,000 for rights to the novel Psycho.

Walter W. Winans (1852–1920) represented the U.S. in two Olympics. He won a gold medal for shooting in 1908, a silver for shooting in 1912, and a gold for his sculpture An American Trotter in 1912. Juried art competitions were dropped from the Olympics in 1952.

From Ben Franklin’s time: A mumper is someone who cheats or lies as well as begs.

The wagon-wheel coffee table scene from When Harry Met Sally is based on a disagreement New Yorker writer Ken Auletta had with his wife Amanda Urban over his wagon-wheel coffee table. Once Nora Ephron immortalized it in the script, they couldn’t throw it out, and to this day still have it in their home.

This article appears in July 6 • 2012.

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