6. HOCKEY PLAYERS don't wear jerseys; they wear sweaters. Or, at least they are called sweaters, harking back to the days when games were often played outdoors.
7. English playwright Noel Coward popularized the TURTLENECK SWEATER in the 1920s, giving men the courage to come out of their shells and flout the shirt-and-tie status quo. But it was 1967 that was declared "Year of the Turtle" by a fashion magazine. Popular with beatniks and artists, the fad was powered by the likes of Johnny Carson, Sammy Davis Jr., Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Steve McQueen.
8. In October 2013, Norway's NRK television network broadcast "National Knitting Evening," a show lasting about 12 hours-- that covered the complete sweater-making process from lamb shearing to the knitting of the garment. More than 1.2 million people watched the program.
Winder how many fell asleep.
Must-See TV Indeed. --Cooter
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