A woman walked across the US continuously for 28 years, only to be killed in an automobile accident while being driven to a speaking engagement about her travels.
Saran wrap was invented by accident after a student working at Dow was unable to clean a vial containing Polyvinylidene chloride. The word "Saran" was later coined by a combination of John Reilly's wife's and daughter's names, Sarah and Ann Reilly.
