1. The word “turquoise” is based on the word “Turkish,” because it described the color of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of southern Turkey.
2. Before 2023, college basketball players weren’t allowed to have a jersey number that includes a six, seven, eight, or nine. That’s because after a foul, the refs would signal the player’s number to the scorer’s table with both hands, and small numbers made it easier.
3. In the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme, there’s no mention of him being an egg . . . that’s just how he’s evolved to look in pop culture.
