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10 Words You Didn’t Realize Were Named After People - History Lists

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10 Words You Didn’t Realize Were Named After People - History Lists

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1stSgt Nelson Kerr

Posted 7 y ago

Add the Minié ball from the s civil war, Amercans used a lot of them even if few could pronounce the French inventors name.
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The maker of toilets, Thomas Crapper was another!

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1stSgt Nelson Kerr

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Cpl D L Parker

Posted 7 y ago

Why didn't the portrait of cardigan have him wearing a cardigan.

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Good question! lol

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Dennis Aubuchon

Posted 7 y ago

interesting. if we knew how some things came to be named we would be amazed. enjoyed the responses as well

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Some were a mystery to me!

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