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23 Aug /13

Greenland

The naming of Greenland might be viewed as a cautionary tale for advertising professionals.Continue reading Greenland

13 Aug /13

Khaki comes from Hindi meaning dusty and dates back to Britain’s colonial occupation of India.Continue reading Khaki

9 Aug /13

It has been said that the modern day mobile phone has more power than the computer that coordinated the first Moon landing in 1969.Continue reading GPS – Global Positioning System

6 Aug /13

This word first appears in English in a 1654 translation of Bellum Tartaricum, an account of the Tartar invasion of China.Continue reading Ginseng

5 Aug /13

The father of homeopathy was Samuel Hahnemann who created this form of alternative medicine over 200 years ago.Continue reading Homeopathy