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What does ZIP actually stand for?
Zone Improvement Plan
The ZIP Code Only Arrived on July 1, 1963, and Americans Did Not Want It at First
What did the Post Office add to addresses in crowded cities back in 1943?
A one or two digit zone number
The ZIP Code Only Arrived on July 1, 1963, and Americans Did Not Want It at First
Since what year has the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier been guarded 24 hours a day?
1937
Arlington's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Has Been Guarded Around the Clock Since 1937
What was laid on top of the British Unknown Warrior's coffin at Westminster Abbey?
A 16th century sword from the Tower of London
Arlington's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Has Been Guarded Around the Clock Since 1937
Where was Lonnie Johnson testing a heat pump in 1982 when the water gun idea hit him?
His bathroom sink
A NASA Engineer Invented the Super Soaker, and Over 250 Million Have Sold Since 1990
What did Johnson build in 1968 and take to a science fair at the University of Alabama?
A robot called Linex
A NASA Engineer Invented the Super Soaker, and Over 250 Million Have Sold Since 1990
How tall was the wave of molasses that rolled through Boston's North End in January 1919?
Up to 25 feet
Boston's 1919 Molasses Flood Sent a 25-Foot Wave Through the North End, Killing 21
Neighbors had reported the tank leaking for years. What did the company do about the complaints?
Painted the tank dark red so the leaks did not show
Boston's 1919 Molasses Flood Sent a 25-Foot Wave Through the North End, Killing 21
Why did Tupperware sell so badly when it first reached department store shelves?
Shoppers could not work out how to close the lids
Tupperware Parties Hit $25 Million in Sales by 1954, Then the Party Slowly Ended
Besides his mechanic Sewall Crocker, who travelled with H. Nelson Jackson on the 1903 drive?
A dog named Bud
The First Coast-to-Coast Drive in 1903 Began With a $50 Bet and Took 63 Days