The word "maverick" came into use after Samuel Maverick, a Texan, refused to brand his cattle. Eventually any unbranded calf became known as a Maverick.

If you stretch a standard Slinky out flat it measures 87 feet long.

There are 21 "secret" highways that are part of the Interstate Highway System. They are not identified as such by road signs.

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