Few people think twice about barcodes, but in the 75 years since they were first dreamed up, they have helped save lives, gone into space and stoked fears of the Antichrist.

so they needed their defense to bail them out numerous times to escape with their seventh victory of the season. What a strange way to a win a football game.

With all that history and power, it might feel unusual to learn that the current earl has led a relatively ‘normal’ life. Born in 1944 to a grocer from Lancashire, who was a distant cousin of the 9th ...