My brain is always full of interesting questions like does Fenterdren work? I was just watching The West Wing & there was an awesome story about where the phrase red tape originates from. I've never really thought about the phrase red tape, it's just always been there.
Apparently, Civil War veterans' records were very difficult to access. Each record had to be shuffled through to find the right one & they were held togethether with red tape. Wikipedia confirms this story although the phrase was used by Thomas Carlyle & Charles Dickens before this.
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