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neoexpress (35)in #freelancer • 6 years ago
Why is a self-employed professional called a “freelancer”?
The word freelance came out of the period between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries, when mercenary knights with no particular allegiance would take their lances into battle…
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neoexpress (35)in #family • 6 years ago
What exactly is a “family circle”?
When the early Normans brought fire indoors they built semicircular open fireplaces. To keep warm at night or when the air was cool, the family would sit in a semicircle opposite…
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neoexpress (35)in #male • 6 years ago
How did feminists come up with the expression “male chauvinist pig”?
The word chauvinism originally meant excessive patriotism and came from the name of Nicolas Chauvin, a French general who was known for his extreme devotion to Napoleon…
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neoexpress (35)in #rome • 6 years ago
Why do we say, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”?
If you wish to gain esteem and avoid grief, then it’s wise to respect the customs of the majority within any culture you may find yourself. When St. Ambrose was sent on a mission…
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neoexpress (35)in #oklahoma • 6 years ago
Why are the people of Oklahoma called “Sooners”?
In the 1800s, when the American West was first opened, the early pioneers were offered free land east of the Rockies, but to ensure fairness, they could only stake out forty…
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neoexpress (35)in #tinpanalley • 6 years ago
How did the centre of the song publishing industry become known as “Tin Pan Alley”?
Tin Pan Alley is an actual place in New York City. It’s the nickname for the side streets off Times Square, where for generations music publishers have auditioned new songs. The…
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neoexpress (35)in #wallstreet • 6 years ago
How did the centre of world commerce, Wall Street, get its name?
In September of 1653, the settlers in what is now New York City felt threatened by the local Natives and by the possibility of an invasion by Oliver Cromwell’s army. For…
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neoexpress (35)in #whitehouse • 6 years ago
Why is the American presidential home called the “White House”?
From 1800, when John Adams became the first president to inhabit it, until 1814, when the British burned it because the Americans had torched Toronto, the presidential building…
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neoexpress (35)in #scotlandyard • 6 years ago
How did an English police force become known as “Scotland Yard”?
In the tenth century, in an effort to stop hostilities between their two countries, the English gave a Scottish king land in London with the provision that he build a castle on…
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neoexpress (35)in #blockchain • 6 years ago
Why are the Southern United States called “Dixieland”?
The nickname “Dixieland” didn’t come from the Mason-Dixon Line, the boundary between the free and the slave states. Rather it’s from the word dixie, which was what southerners…
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neoexpress (35)in #chicago • 6 years ago
Why is Chicago called the “Windy City”?
Most people believe that Chicago got its nickname from its prevailing winds, but that isn’t the case. In 1893, Chicago hosted the World’s Columbian Exposition, celebrating the…
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neoexpress (35)in #new • 6 years ago
Why do we call New York the “The Big Apple?”
During the 1940s, Robert Emmerich, who played piano in the Tommy Dorsey Band, wrote an obscure song called “The Big Apple.” It was soon forgotten by everyone except legendary…
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neoexpress (35)in #pavlov • 8 years ago
Does the Name Pavlov Ring a Bell?: 879 Hilarious Puns to Test Your Wit
Description Everyone loves wordplay! This collection of more than eight hundred quips and pun-filled anecdotes will have your friends in stitches! Classics and new inventions…
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neoexpress (35)in #dash • 8 years ago
DASH Diet Cookbook: Quick and Easy DASH Diet Recipes for Health and Weight Loss
Description Recently named the best and healthiest diet by nutrition experts at US News and World Report The DASH diet is one of the most researched and well-respected diets…
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neoexpress (35)in #solar • 8 years ago
DIY Solar Panels: You CAN Build Them!
Description The DIY spirit is alive and well, and solar panels are among the more exciting and useful Do-it-Yourself projects to undertake. On first glance one might feel…
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neoexpress (35)in #chocolate • 8 years ago
Eat Chocolate, Lose Weight: New Science Proves You Should Eat Chocolate Every Day
Description Eat Chocolate, Lose Weight is a game-changing look at the world's most surprising (and luscious) health food: chocolate. Based on new groundbreaking research and…
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neoexpress (35)in #vegetable • 8 years ago
Vegetable Gardening Encyclopedia
Description "I have used this book for the last 20 years when I do a garden. It almost always has the detail I need for a particular vegetable. Example: My tomato plants look…
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neoexpress (35)in #whole • 8 years ago
The Whole Brain Diet: the microbiome solution to heal depression, anxiety, and mental fog
Description Learn to heal depression, anxiety, brain fog, and other mental disorders without drugs. Every part of your body affects every other part of your body, and if any…
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neoexpress (35)in #bathroom • 8 years ago
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Cat Lover's Companion
Description The relationship between cats and us lower animals cannot be summed up in mere words, but leave it to Uncle John to try anyway. Curl up with the Cat Lover’s…
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neoexpress (35)in #heal • 8 years ago
Heal Your Pain Now: The Revolutionary Program to Reset Your Brain and Body for a Pain-Free Life
Description In Heal Your Pain Now, Dr. Joe Tatta teaches you how to regain control of your life by breaking the cycle of persistent pain. Following Dr. Tatta's program, you…
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