Why are there ashtrays on planes if smoking is banned?
Planes still have ashtrays because the law requires them, and the law requires them because some people still smoke on
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Hat trick origin: the cricket hat of 1858
The hat trick started as a real hat. In September 1858 an English cricketer took three wickets with three balls
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Why do we eat popcorn at the movies? Profit, then the war
We eat popcorn at the movies because, in the 1930s and 1940s, American theaters found it was the most profitable
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Why do crackers have holes in them? Steam and docking
Crackers have holes so that steam can get out while they bake. Without them, water in the dough turns to
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Traffic cone colors: why road cones are orange
Traffic cones are orange because in American road signage orange means one thing: temporary work zone. The federal rulebook for
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Why do coins have ridges? The war on clipping
The ridges on the edge of a coin were invented to stop people stealing the coin a sliver at a
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The mattress law tag: why it says do not remove, and why you can
The mattress tag that says “do not remove under penalty of law” is not aimed at you. It is aimed
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Why do golfers yell fore? What the oldest golf books say
Golfers yell “fore” to warn anyone who might be hit by the ball. The word is short for “before”, in
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Why are pencils number 2? Thoreau’s grades, a missing standard and a yellow coat of paint
The 2 on a No. 2 pencil is a hardness grade. American pencils are graded by number, and the higher
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Eburnean: the ivory white whose name shares a Latin root with ivory
Eburnean is a warm off-white, hex code #FFFFEE, RGB 255, 255, 238. It is the colour of ivory, and the
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