Origins of the Guillotine
Dr. Joseph Guillotin neither invented the guillotine nor was executed with one of those machines.
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The Hello Girl
Did greeting 'Hello' enter the language because it was the surname of Alexander Graham Bell's girlfriend?
Franking Privileges
Did settlement of a wrongful death suit compel the Post Office to mail letters with 'Frank' written on them for free?
Etymology of ‘the Real McCoy’
The 'real McCoy' refers to a type of automatic oiler invented by a black man?
Code Adam Origin
Is missing child protocol in stores called 'Code Adam' after 6-year-old Adam Walsh?
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