In Norfolk, Virginia, a woman may not leave her home without wearing a corset.
In 1943 the U.S. mint printed all pennies out of zinc-coated steel. A grand total of 1,093,838,670 of these coins were minted. Why steel instead of copper? Because in 1943, the U.S. was busy stopping the Axis, and copper was an essential wartime metal. So what is the big deal? The big deal is that for some reason, a few copper pennies were minted in 1943. How many? Coin collectors estimate about 40. Their rarity makes these coins VERY valuable (as well as frequently counterfeited). The last time one of these coins was sold, it fetched over $80,000.
'It's Not Loaded!' Those were the famous last words spoken by world-famous guitarist Terry Kath on January 23, 1978. Kath was at a party with friends. A gun enthusiast, Kath was playing with his friend's .38-caliber revolver and then picked up his 9mm pistol and pulled out the cartridge. Thinking that removing the cartridge would disarm the gun, he put the gun to his head. The horrified host and the gun's owner hollered at Terry to stop, but Terry assured him the gun was not loaded and pulled the trigger. You can imagine the rest.
Aspirin is one of the most widely used over-the-counter analgesics in the world! It has been around since 1897 (although first extracted in 1837). Its creator, Felix Hoffman, who was looking for a pain reliever for his arthritic father, gave the name. Aspirin, chemically, is acetylsalicylic acid. The "A" in the acid's name is where the "A" in Aspirin comes from. The rest is from the natural source, the Meadowsweet plant. I know that your mind is trying to figure where "spirin" comes from Meadowsweet, but remember, we are talking about a scientist. The scientific name is Spiraea Ulmaria. The "IN" at the end is a common chemical suffix. So, A+SPRI+IN = Aspirin.
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