Two of my kids have rowed crew, so I’ve now attended quite a few crew regattas. Of course I appreciate the beauty and synchronicity, but I also know how hard the rowers work in practice, and how grim and repetitive… Read More
Ambrose Burnside, a Civil War General for the Union Army, sported impressive sidebar whiskers, which grew down in front of his ears. We have him to thank for the word "sideburns."