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History

FACT FIXX - September 2, 2011

The well known phrase “Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick; you will go far” was first stated by publicly U.S. Vice President Theodore...

History

FACT FIXX - May 17, 2011

Sliced bread was first sold in 1928 and advertised as “the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped”. This led...

Word origins

FACT FIXX - July 7, 2011

The term sniper was first used in 1824 in the sense of the word “sharpshooter”. The verb “to snipe” originated in the 1770s among...