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The Cholitas and Their Hats
- Indigenous Bolivian women, known as cholitas, wear bowler hats perched on their heads.
- This tradition started in the early 20th century, possibly due to a marketing ploy involving too-small hats for railway workers.
Lock & Co. and the D'Orsay Curl
- Lock & Co. Hatters, founded in the 17th century, made hats for historical figures like Admiral Lord Nelson.
- The bowler hat's curled brim, the "D'Orsay curl," is named after Alfred D'Orsay, a friend of Lord Byron and model for the New Yorker mascot.
Kalamazoo's Air Zoo
- Kalamazoo, Michigan is home to the Air Zoo, an airplane museum, not a zoo with animals.
- It features planes with animal-themed names like Warhawk and Goony Bird, and a statue of Sue Parrish, a WWII pilot.