The dot over the letter ‘i’ is called a tittle.

Most lipstick contains fish scales.

Upper and lower case letters are named ‘upper’ and ‘lower’, because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the ‘upper case’ letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the smaller, ‘lower case’ letters. The proper term for upper case letters is “majuscule” and for lower case it’s “minuscule”.

A KVM switch is a hardware device that allows a user to control multiple computers from a single keyboard, video monitor and mouse.

The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springstein’s ‘Born in the USA.’

An old law in Bellingham, Wash., made it illegal for a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing.

A 2×4 is actually 1-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ .

The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; “7″ was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. “UP” indicated the direction of the bubbles.

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley’s gum.