Dashboard!

Another term in your vehicle that is strange is Dashboard. Did you ever wonder where it came from?

From Wiki: Originally, a "dashboard" was the upturned front of a horse-drawn chariot or waggon, which protected the driver from mud and debris thrown up by the horse's hooves.

From Websters: A screen on the front of a usually horse-drawn vehicle to intercept water, mud, or snow.

Well there you have it. The dashboard.

Fact For Today

The term "glove box" or "glove compartment" was originally meant for gloves (surprise! surprise!) because they were a necessity in early automobiles. It is just interesting how we still use the term today when most of the time we do not put gloves in them at all. I am going to go and get me a pair of gloves.