There are at least 200 euphemisms for death in the English language, including "to be in Abraham's bosom," "just add maggots" and a "Star Trek" favorite, "sleep with the Tribbles."

Almost every single one of the original Harlem Globetrotters was from Chicago, not New York. That's because the team was founded in Chicago in 1926. "Harlem" didn't even become part of the team name until 1930.

What do George Burns, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Claudia Schiffer and Sylvester Stallone have in common? All have graced the cover of "Cigar Aficionado" magazine.

Dixie cups aren't named for the American South. Instead, the New York company opened its factory in a building formerly owned by the Dixie Doll Company. The owners kept the name that was already painted over the door.

Although the claim has been made that the game of baseball was invented in Cooperstown, N.Y., in 1839, most historians admit this can't possibly be true. For instance, the first known reference to the game occurs almost 100 years earlier in a book called "A Little Pretty Pocket Book." It was published in England.

Since 1989, there have been at least 10 oil spills larger than that of the Exxon Valdez.