Let Me Google That

A Tiny History of Confetti

"There was malice in the thrust," — NYT report c. 1906 on aggressive confetti throwing.
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The Milwaukee Protocol

Did an experimental treatment really save a teenage girl from rabies - or was it just a coincidence?
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How Master Keys Work

"Master keys" are actually part of a much larger hierarchal system of keying. Master keys can be "Grand" or "Great Grand" (like grandpas) depending on how many lower key systems they can unlock.
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How Lifetime Warranties Work

A product's "lifetime warranty" refers to its expected lifetime — not yours.
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How ”Monobosom” Beget the Modern Bra

Fed up with "monobosom," Caresse Crosby (aka Mary Phelps Jacobs/Polly Jacobs) received the first U.S. patent for the "brassiere" in early November of 1914. She also ghostwrote , founded the press that published Bukowski, & had a dog named "Clytoris."
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Word Fossils

"Word fossils" are words that we don't really use anymore, except as part of an idiom or expression: "What in 𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣?!" "Good 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚!" & "Moral 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚." But how do words become "fossilized" & how long does it take?
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Wait, Grandma’s Thanksgiving Silverware Disinfects Itself?!

Thanksgiving is coming and it's a great time for infection-prevention trivia to share 'round the table? So, we wanted to know: can sterling silver really keep itself germ-free?
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Who Invented Silly String?

Like many great inventions, Silly String was an accident: it was meant to be spray-on casts.
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Presidential Park

Is this creepy abandoned park full of presidential busts in Virginia a symbol for our crumbling democracy?!
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