On How Life Is

On How Life Is was the 1999 debut album by Macy Gray.

Shaggy's real name

The rapper Shaggy (not Norville Rogers) was born Orville Richard Burrell in Kingston, Jamaica in 1968.  He was a U.S. Marine!

King of Great Britain in WWII

George VI was the ruler of Great Britain from 1936-52, and at the outbreak of WWII became a symbol of British resistance and determination, as dramatized in the film The King's Speech.

Christmas tree lights

In drag racing, the system of starting lights is called a Christmas tree.

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada.

Bryology

Brylogy is the study of mosses and liverworts.  From the Greek byron, a moss or liverwort.  Johann Hedwig is the father of bryology.

The first neon sign

The first neon sign was said to have been used in Paris in 1913 to make letters for Cinzano vermouth.  This is disputed.  Was it for a hairdresser?  Maybe a barber.