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Get Smarter Mind: Where did the song "Happy Birthday" come from?
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Thursday, September 10, 2009. Where did the song "Happy Birthday" come from? Originally, the song " Happy Birthday. Began as "Good Morning Dear Children". The educators, Mildred and Patty Hill. Wrote the song in 1893. In 1924, a publisher changed the opening line to "Happy Birthday to You" and it became a ritual to sing the song to anyone celebrating his or her birthday. Posted by NEIL LORD V. GUITANG. Labels: Do you know? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget.
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Get Smarter Mind: Why do we call a private detective as "private eye"?
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Friday, September 11, 2009. Why do we call a private detective as "private eye"? That is the slogan of Pinkerton Detective Agency of Chicago. In 1850. Together with the slogan is a symbol or logo of a large wide-open eye. Pinkerton became very effective and criminals began calling the feared operation "the eye". During the 1930's up to 1940's, Raymond Chandler. And other fiction writers simply beautify the expression by introducing "private eye". As a description for any private investigator.
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Get Smarter Mind: Why do we call the second year students as "sophomores"?
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Friday, September 11, 2009. Why do we call the second year students as "sophomores"? After being called " freshman. Being in the first year in high-school or college), a high-school or college student is called a "sophomore". The description emerged at Cambridge in 1688. The word sophomore. Came from the Greek word sophos. Meaning wise, and moros. Posted by NEIL LORD V. GUITANG. Labels: Do you know? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget.
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Get Smarter Mind: How did Mickey Mouse get his name?
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Friday, September 11, 2009. How did Mickey Mouse get his name? The original name of. He was a cartoon mouse character in the historic 1928 cartoon "Plane Crazy". When. Mr Walter Elias Disney. Came home and told his wife about the little mouse, she did not like the name "Mortimer" and suggested the name "Mickey". She said that Mickey is more pleasant to hear. Posted by NEIL LORD V. GUITANG. Labels: Do you know? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget.
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Get Smarter Mind: Why does a married man call his wife as his "better half"?
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Friday, September 11, 2009. Why does a married man call his wife as his "better half"? Most married men believed that their wife is their "better half". Actually, the expression came from an old. Story The story is like this; once there was a. Who had been sentence to death. His wife was extremely crying and earnestly appealing to the tribal leader to free her husband. She said that she and her husband became one when they were married. So,. Posted by NEIL LORD V. GUITANG. Labels: Do you know?
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Get Smarter Mind: Have you ever wondered how Cinderella could have walked in a glass slipper?
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Thursday, September 10, 2009. Have you ever wondered how Cinderella could have walked in a glass slipper? The story of Cinderella. Was passed along orally for centuries it was written down by Charles Perrault. While doing so, he mistook the word vair. For the word verre. Meaning glass. By the time he realized his mistake, the story had become too popular to change, and so instead of an ermine slipper, Cinderella wore glass. Posted by NEIL LORD V. GUITANG. Labels: Do you know?
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Get Smarter Mind: Where did the image "Uncle Sam" come from?
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Thursday, September 10, 2009. Where did the image "Uncle Sam" come from? During the 19th Century, a meat packer named Sam Wilson. Sells preserved beef to the U.S Army. The packs of beef meat were stamped "U.S" to indicate that they were the properties of the United States. However, the soldiers joked the "U.S Stamp" as the initials of the supplier, " U-. The bearded figure of " Uncle Sam. Was drawn and created by Thomas Nast. Posted by NEIL LORD V. GUITANG. Labels: Do you know?
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Get Smarter Mind: How did the expression "he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth" came about?
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Friday, September 11, 2009. How did the expression "he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth" came about? Actually, the expression came from an old custom of. Who give gift of a spoon to a child at his. The gift signifies their responsibility for its nourishments and well-being. If the celebrating child is wealthy, the spoon was usually silver, otherwise, it would be. Posted by NEIL LORD V. GUITANG. Labels: Do you know? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget.
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Get Smarter Mind: How did Bugs Bunny get his name?
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Friday, September 11, 2009. How did Bugs Bunny get his name? One time in 1940,. Demanded from its illustrators to sketch a "tall, lanky, mean rabbit". For a cartoon titled "Hare-um Scare-um". Someone in the office mistakenly labeled one of the submission from a cartoonist as ". Instead of Bugs Hardaway. Posted by NEIL LORD V. GUITANG. Labels: Do you know? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Based on original Visionary template by Justin Tadlock.
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