* Other than royal palaces, there are no houses in London that are still owned by their 18th or 19th century families. (Courtesy: Clive Aslet/New Criterion)
* Sesame Street has a venture arm to fund and facilitate start ups.
* The recommended servicing amount of a pickle spear is less than a spear. (Courtesy: Personal experience)
* There is a Porsche camper van. (Courtesy: Monterey Car Week)
* Conan chewed gum during his first Late Night show. (Courtesy: Team Coco)
* School lunch programs started, at least partially, to ensure enough healthy young men were available for the military. (Courtesy: Dave Philipps/NYT)
(11) Illicit:
Dick: What do you want?
George: Oh so some gin, a bottle of scotch, oh and a little bottle of that rye. You better put in one of those cognacs, too.
(12) Thin Man
Nick: Hello, baby.
Nora: (indicating the dog) He’s dragged me into every gin mill on the block.
Nick: I had him out this morning.
Nora: I thought so. He even tried to drag me into the gentlemen’s —