You know how on city buses, you press a panel to tell the driver you want to get off at the next stop? When I was a kid, you pulled on the wire over your head, above the window. I’m… Read More
Queen Victoria’s portly son, Edward VII, wore his vest unbuttoned at the bottom because it wouldn’t close over his girth. To this day, men still leave the bottom button undone.
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In 1912, an inventor who claimed to have invented a coat parachute tested his invention by leaping from the first deck of the Eiffel Tower. He was killed in the attempt.