Racing stripes were first used by the Cunningham racing team in the 1950s to identify their cars during races. They have since become a popular design for performance cars and are now even produced by automakers as a standard feature. The stripes have also been used on standard cars to give them a sporty look. […]
The history of the US national anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner,” dates back to 1750. It was officially made the national anthem in 1931 and is notoriously difficult to sing. The song was composed by John Stafford Smith for the Anacreonotic Society of London, and Francis Scott Key wrote the poem “In Defense of Fort […]
Law enforcement use nail strips, also known as stinger sticks or Stop Sticks®, to safely and quickly stop a perpetrator during a high-speed chase. The nearly three-inch hollow spikes impale themselves in the tires, causing them to slowly deflate and reducing the risk of human injury. Spike strips can also be used for traffic control […]
