Have you ever wondered…
• Why 1 
rotisserie chicken costs less than 2 
chicken breasts?
• Or why hotels don’t give you a 
but you get a sewing & mending kit?
• What does the 
inscription on all of your zippers mean?
• And just who exactly invented the 
you can buy at the stadium?
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