The Monadnock is a good place to get a practical sense of how quickly these innovations were catching on: the original northern half of the building consists of traditional load-bearing walls that are 6ft thick at the bottom, while the southern half, constructed only two years later, uses the then-revolutionary metal frame for drastically thinner walls that go just as high.

BBC: The infamous architecture of Chicago

Men and women representing the company have in the past run on the field of play, sometimes half-dressed and sometimes nude, bearing the slogan at the 2002 European Cup football final in Glasgow, this year's Superbowl and the 2003 US Open Golf among other events.

CNN: Tutu diver splashes into spotlight

The only problem was, nobody at the station had an arm small enough to actually reach in through the two-and-a-half inch opening and pack grease around the bearing.

CNN: The 10-year-old who helped Apollo 11, 40 years later

Now, it is hard to tell that you are standing in a cemetery -- except for half a dozen grave markers, some made of wood, bearing no names.

CNN: Tracking Michelle Obama's slave roots

The quizzes had no bearing on the matching, and at this point they are half-hidden on the site.

NEWYORKER: Looking for Someone

The results, announced Wednesday, are an improvement from the first half of the year, when cotton costs soared and the company was bearing costs to eliminate some of its businesses to focus on the most profitable ones.

WSJ: Ralph Lauren's 3Q profit up 27 pct

The results, announced Thursday, show how the New York based luxury company is seeing increasing profits since the first half of its fiscal year, when cotton costs soared and the company was bearing the brunt of the costs of eliminating certain businesses such as its Rugby brand.

WSJ: Ralph Lauren's 4Q profit rises 35 pct