In the 1940s, the FCC assigned television's Channel 1 to mobile Services(two-way radios in taxicabs, for instance) but did not re-number theotherchannel assignments. That is why your TV set has channels 2 and up, butnochannel 1.

A tune that gets stuck in your head is called an earworm.

Gillette spent $1,000,000 to place razor samples in the welcome bags handed out at a Democratic National Convention, only to have them confiscated as they were considered a threat. This caused huge delays at all security checkpoints.

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