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Ursa Minor (Latin for “Smaller Bear”) sits right beside this constellation
Draco (Latin for “Dragon”). Ursa Minor used to be considered the wing of Draco, and was once called “Dragon’s Wing”. The tail of the “Smaller Bear” might also be considered as the handle of a ladle, and so the constellation is often referred to as the Little Dipper.
Genre for 1980s hair bands :
GLAM METAL (bonded “M”)
Glam metal is a genre of music that evolved in the 1980s from the glam rock genre of the 1970s. Glam metal is sometimes referred to as hair metal, a reference to the visual aspects of the musicians in such bands. The list of glam metal bands includes Def Leppard, Quiet Riot, Bon Jovi and Mötley Crüe.
Mother of Apollo and Artemis :
LETO
In Greek mythology, the goddess Leto and her sister Asteria are daughters of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe. Leto’s twin children Apollo and Artemis were fathered by Zeus, the king of the gods.
is a British car manufacturer founded in 1913
part of the company name comes from a Hill, a famous site for hill-climbing cars that is nearby the original factory.
by Lionel Martin.
The Aston comes from Aston Hill
Aston Martin cars are much loved by the British entertainment industry. James Bond was given one in “Goldfinger”, and Michael Caine drove one in the 1969 version of “The Italian Job”. Also, Roger Moore’s character drove a yellow Aston Martin in the seventies television show “The Persuaders!”.
Thanksgiving Day was observed on different dates in different states for many years, until he fixed the date for the whole country.
Abraham Lincoln in 1863
Lincoln’s presidential proclamation set that date as the last Thursday in November. In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved the holiday to the fourth Thursday in November, arguing that the earlier date would give the economy a much-needed boost.
The term “slam dunk” was coined by him , an announcer for the L.A. Lakers. The NBA even holds an annual Slam Dunk Contest.
Chick Hearn
This is the most popular beer sold in Ireland.
Also It is a stout and has that famous creamy white head, a result of mixing the beer with this as it is poured
Guinness
nitrogen
In the Tibetan language, “this ” means “eastern people” (
Sherpa
sher = east, pa = people).
Sherpas are an ethnic group from Nepal, but the name is also used for the local guides who assist mountaineers in the Himalayas, and particularly on Mount Everest.
Sam’s Club is a warehouse club that is owned and operated by Walmart. It is named after him
the company’s founder Sam Walton. Walton opened the first Sam’s Club in 1983 in Midwest City, Oklahoma.
On vacation in Italy
About 30 miles from Florence a little hill gives this tiny Tuscan town it’s name familiar to American visitors
Monticello
Italian for Little hill
Like Jefferson’s home
Actor is perhaps best known for playing the restaurant manager in the hit TV comedy-drama “The Bear”.
Emmy winner
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
As far as this is concerned, it is also derived from its Latin name “”, which comes from the word for “crush”.
pestle
Latin name “pistillum
T in the celebrated 1959 movie “Ben-Hur” is a dramatization of a book published in 1880 by Lew Wallace titled “Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ”.
Charlton Heston
The 1959 epic film won a record 11 Academy Awards, a feat that has been equaled since then but never beaten. The other winners of 11 Oscars are “Titanic” (1997) and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2003).
Oxford Word of the Year for 2021 :
VAX
The Oxford University Press, publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), announces a Word of the Year annually, for both the UK and the US. Here are some examples:
2005: sudoku (UK) & podcast (US)
2007: carbon footprint (UK) & locavore (US)
2013: selfie (UK & US)
2014: vape (UK & US)
2016: post truth (UK & US)
2021: vax (UK & US)
This phrase “has been used since 1977 to describe the moment in the life of a TV show when it starts to decline in popularity. The expression comes from a scene in this hit sitcom “
jumping the shark”
Happy Days” when the character Fonzie gets on water skis and is seen literally jumping over a shark. “Happy Days” never recovered.