Velcro was invented in 1941 by George de Mestral.  The name Velcro is a combination of the French words “velours” and “croché” (basically, “hooked velvet”). 

De Mestral’s hook-and-fastener idea was inspired by burrs that would get caught in his dog’s fur as they went on walks.

There truly is nothing more inspirational than a dog covered in burrs.

The word “muscle” comes from the the Latin mus (mouse) and cul (a diminutive suffix).  So a muscle was the little mouse that crawls beneath your skin when you flex.  Those old Romans must have been weak.  A mouse?  Really?  I call my guns the “caniscles,” from the Latin canis (dog).  Yeah, that’s right.  When I flex, a little dog runs up my arms under my skin…