A British man changed his name to Tim Pppppppppprice to make it harder for telemarketers to pronounce.

New Mexico State's first graduating class in 1893 had only one studentand he was shot and killed before graduation. The 50-star American flag was designed by an Ohio high school student for a class project. His teacher originally gave him a B. 12+1 = 11+2, and "twelve plus one" is an anagram of "eleven plus two." The medical term for ice cream headaches is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. After Leonardo da Vinci's death, King Francis I of France hung the Mona Lisa in his bathroom. Sleeping through winter is hibernation, while sleeping through summer is estivation. Marie Curie's notebooks are still radioactive. Researchers hoping to view them must sign a disclaimer.

In 1999, the U.S. government paid the Zapruder family $16 million for the film of JFK's assassination.