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“BackRub” – The Birth of Google

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Google began in January 1996 as a research project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were both PhD students at Stanford University...
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Origin: April Fool’s Day

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There are numerous stories on the origin of April Fool’s Day. The most widespread theory originates from 1564 when France formally changed its calendar...
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Origin of the Potato Chip

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According to a traditional story, the original potato chip recipe was created at Moon’s Lakehouse in Saratoga Springs, New York on August 24, 1853....
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Hair of the Dog: Origin

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“Hair of the dog that bit you” is a colloquial expression most commonly used to refer to alcohol that is consumed to lessen the...
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Gutenberg Bible

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The Gutenberg Bible (also known as the 42-line Bible, the Mazarin Bible or the B42) was the first major book printed in the Western...
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Origin of Raining Cats and Dogs

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There are numerous guesses at the origin of the popular phrase “It’s raining cats and dogs”, none of which can be said to be...
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Luck of the Irish

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The Luck of the Irish may not be what is commonly believed and there is no definitive origin of the well known phrase. Some...
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The Origin of Abracadabra

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Now used in invocations by magicians and conjurers, the term “Abracadabra” was first mentioned in the writings of the Gnostic physician Quintus Serenus Scammonicus in the...
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Word Origins: Abracadabra

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Now used in invocations by magicians and conjurers, the term “Abracadabra” was first mentioned in the writings of the Gnostic physician Quintus Serenus Scammonicus in the...
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George Foreman’s Georges

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Talk about Ego (or bad memory) – former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion George Foreman has five sons – each is named George: George Jr.,...
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Lucy in the Sky: The Largest Diamond

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The largest diamond ever found is not on Earth, but in the burned out corpse of a star named BPM 37093.  It is located...
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