Men’s shirts have the buttons on the right, while women’s shirts have the buttons on the left. 
Because when buttons first appeared in the 17th century, they were seen only on garments of the wealthy. At that time, it was the custom for rich men to dress themselves and for women to be dressed by servants.
Having women's shirts button from the left thus made things easier for the mostly right-handed servants who dressed them. Having men's shirts button from the right made sense, not only because most men dressed themselves, but also because a sword drawn from the left hip with the right hand would be less likely to become caught in the shirt.
A honey bee must tap two million flowers to make one pound of honey.
Potato chips were invented in Saratoga Springs in 1853 by chef George Crum as a mocking response to a patron who complained that his French fries were too thick.
To determine the percentage of alcohol in a bottle of liquor, divide the proof by two.
American Airlines saved $40,000 a year by taking out ONE olive from each salad they served.
Jeans are stitched with orange thread so that it goes well with the coper rivets on pockets
The first product to have a bar code on its packaging was Wrigley's gum.
The first cloned animal, `Dolly' was named in honor of Dolly Parton, because it was cloned from a `mammary' cell. It takes 43 muscles to frown, but only 17 to smile.
If a statue of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes. The liquid inside tender coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma in emergency.
Honey is the only food that doesn’t spoil. It was found in an edible form even in the Pyramids. When you call someone “honey”, you are blessing them with a long life.
Only one McDonald's in the world has turquoise arches. This is in Se dona, Arizona. The Government officials thought the yellow would look bad with the natural red rock of the city. Black box, the in-flight voice recorder, is painted orange so that it can be spotted easily in the event of a plane crash. "A Persian carpet is perfectly imperfect, and precisely imprecise." Carpet makers in Iran introduce a deliberate flaw into their work, so it is not perfect. This is because according to Islam, only Allah is perfect.
The sailor’s bell-bottom trousers, are commonly believed to be introduced in 1817 to permit men to roll them above the knee when washing down the decks and to make it easier to remove them in a hurry when forced to abandon ship or when washed overboard. In addition, the trousers, may be used as a life preserver by knotting the legs and swinging them over your head to fill the legs with air.
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