The Strangest Natural and Man-Made Items that Actually Exist

The More You Know

• T-shirts were originally made for unmarried men who didn't know how to sew buttons on collared shirts.
• In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
• The voices of Mickey and Minnie Mouse got married in real life.
• The hashtag symbol is technically called an octothorpe.