2. Pineapples were such a major status symbol in Europe in the 1700s, you could rent one to take to a party. Buying one could cost the equivalent of $8,000 in today’s dollars.
3. The time machine in “Back to the Future” was NOT originally a DeLorean . . . it was a refrigerator. But Robert Zemeckis was worried it would lead to kids locking themselves in refrigerators, so they changed it.
4. There’s a law in Florida where both parents need to sign an agreement to establish a child’s first name . . . or else a court will select one for them.
