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Are you a ‘Lampadato?’ No, that’s not some miraculous glowing potato, but an Italian word used to describe a very specific kind of tanned person. Can you guess what? Yep, a ‘Lampadato’ is someone who has received their tan not from the sun in the sky, but from modern sun lamps.

The employees at the Unclaimed Baggage Centre at Scottsboro Airport have made some interesting finds over the years, most notably a camera from a space shuttle and – amazingly – the missile guidance system of a fighter jet. Someone must have had a lot of explaining to do...

Charles Darrow developed Monopoly in 1933. When he sold the game to Parker Brothers, the cards were handwritten, and the houses were made from wooden molding scraps. Darrow’s nieces suggested that metal charms from charm bracelets be used for the pieces.