Soupy Sales' father sold sheets to the Ku Klux Klan. (Los Angeles Times, Oct. 23, 2009)

Ayn Rand's nickname was "Fluff." (The New York Times, Oct. 22, 2009)

Cosmetics tycoon Elizabeth Arden put skin creams on her racehorses. (The New York Times, May 29, 2009)

The name of the Micronesian island of Niue means "Behold the coconut!" (The New York Times, March 4, 2009)