Road dots: Ever wonder what you call those fluorescent dots down the center of the highway? They're called Bott's Dotts, named after Dr.Elbert Dotts, a chemist with the California Department of Transportation, who invented them.
-- Did You Know... in Coffee News, Friday April 25th 2008
Naming the dots Bott's Dotts when the inventor is named Dotts had me puzzled, so I googled and found out that the above is wrong, wrong wrong. The inventor's name was actually Elbert Botts, and the dots are called Botts' dots. Also, a space is required between Dr. and Elbert.
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