1. Asking for Ice in Everything In most American restaurants, water automatically comes with a towering pile of ice cubes, and people often request even more. It doesn’t matter if it’s snowing outside or if you’ve just ordered a steaming […]
1. Riding in the Back of a Station Wagon Without Seatbelts Back in the ’70s, if your family had a wood-paneled station wagon, chances are you spent long road trips rolling around in the back like it was your own
1. Burger Chef If you grew up in the ’60s or ’70s, chances are you begged your parents to take you to Burger Chef. With its kid-friendly meals and space-themed branding, it was a direct competitor to McDonald’s—and for a
1. You Need to Drink Eight Glasses of Water a Day We’ve all heard it—eight glasses of water a day or else! But the truth is, that number isn’t some magical health formula. It came from a general recommendation back
1. Knocking on Wood (Western Cultures) You’ve probably found yourself saying something hopeful and then quickly rapping your knuckles on the nearest wooden surface. That small tap is meant to keep bad luck at bay, a habit that’s rooted in
1. TV Antennas There was a time when a pair of rabbit ears perched on top of the television was as essential as the TV itself. You’d carefully twist and bend the antennas like a mad scientist just to get
1. Mary Anderson Ever curse at your windshield wipers when they don’t work fast enough? You can thank Mary Anderson for inventing them in the first place. Back in 1903, she noticed streetcar drivers had to open their windows to
