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Vladimir Putin Did Not Endorse Bernie Sanders

An old fake news item claiming Vladimir Putin endorsed Bernie Sanders circulated on social media.

Maybelline Mascara Origin The origins of Maybelline mascara.

SONY Name Origin Is 'Sony' an acronym for 'Standard Oil of New York'?

Fubu Name Origin Does the clothing line FUBU take its name from 'For Us By Us'?

Evian Was Evian drinking water named as a sly dig at consumers?

Aspirin How Aspirin got its name.

Nylon Was the fabric called 'nylon' named for a conflation of the 'New York' and 'London'?

Baby Ruth Was the Baby Ruth candy bar named after Ruth Cleveland?

Wgasa Is the San Diego Wild Animal Park's monorail named after a crude acronym?

Mount Rainier – Rainier Brewery Was Washington's Mount Rainier named after Rainier Beer?

Origin of ‘Chad’ Does the word 'chad' come from the Chadless keypunch, invented by a Mr. Chadless?