Posts belonging to Category 'Useless Knowledge'

An Innocent escape from the law

In 1963, I was returning to Columbus, Ohio from Lima, Ohio, driving my parent’s white Ford Falcon on Route 33, which at that time was a winding 2-lane road. It was late and very dark. I noticed a tail light ahead of me but didn’t immediately realize how fast I was gaining on it until [...]

Colors

While driving recently, I noticed a red vehicle being driven aggressively. It reminded me that I had been told insurance companies charge higher rates for insuring red vehicles. I suppose they had data to substantiate a correlation with colors and accident rates. Emergency vehicles were once painted red for better visibility until they discovered it [...]

Product Placement

The arrangement of products in a store is very important. The easier it is for a customer to find the item he/she seeks, the more likely he/she is to buy it. Last night I noticed that our local Walgreens store has pregnancy test kits located right next to the condoms. I’m not in the market [...]