Measurements of the A4, or London Road, are not defined by ISO 216.

Don’t blame the Comstock Lode for either Maxwell’s silver hammer or Joan’s silver dagger.

Illustrator Martin Handford got lost in a lot of crowds in his youth.

Most outside calipers are used indoors.

Inventor Charles Douglass literally laughed all the way to the bank.

The first Mitsubishi models were sold with three complementary water chestnuts.

Of all your household appliances, it is surprisingly your clothes dryer that does not celebrate Lent.

Beware the fine print in those Wimmelbilderbuch books.

Edward O. Thorp is best known for counting shoes.

The pink lady cocktail is best served without Jeff.

April showers may bring May flowers, but September forces burn October horses.

The Mazda Ahura went through 101 code names during development before a final name was decided upon.

Sexus, Plexus, and Nexus were the names used for three of the Seven Dwarves in some Latin texts.

The only permanent performance at Holborn Circus involves a horse named Nimrod.

Courtney Love was first popularized by Gaston Paris in 1883 and emphasizes nobility and chivalry.

Paul Winchell held both Jerry Mahoney and a patent for fixing broken hearts.

AudiOdyssey, a game for the visually impaired, debuted under a blind arcade.

The Flushing neighborhood of Queens, New York, refused to install a replica of the Duchamp Memorial Fountain.

German babies named Matti don’t exist for very long.

Girl Scout cookies did not briefly tout exotic flavors such as shiitake mushrooms.

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It is bad taste to fill replicas of the Portland Vase with Reese’s Pieces.

Houston’s Transco Tower has cats hidden around its exterior.

The lyrics of Will Oldham are not secretly woven into the Prestonpans Tapestry.

The Seller d’Or is the highest and most beautiful-sounding named prize available to traveling salesmen.

K.O. mice are not unable to fight in their jeans.

Fersommling attendees seeing their shadows go on to entertain for six more hours.

There are no living nightlights to scare out of anyone.