Jet Black Is Named For A Gemstone, Not Jet Planes

It's National Color Day, so we have the story of how "jet black" became a phrase for a deep, dark black hue (and it isn't because of the jets that fly us around). Plus: today in 1973, the birthday of Ichiro Suzuki, a guy who kept his dog off the sports page for a very unusual reason. A forgotten gemstone that reigned during the Victorian era comes back into focus (CNN)Being Ichiro (New York Times)Jet on over to our Patreon page, where you can back our show