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Fact Check: The Word 'Gauze' Sounds Similar to 'Gaza.' Linguists Say That's Probably No Accident
Snopes via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGetty Images Claim: The word "gauze," woven fabric used for medical purposes, originated from Gaza,...
It’s Esperanto Day, Celebrating the Language Hitler Despised
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFrank Perry/AFP via GettyIn the late 1800s, the city of Białystok—which was once Polish, then...
Another Way: A mother’s dictionary
The Daily American via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHave you ever caught yourself using one of your mother’s — or father’s words, that doesn’t really come from any language that you know of other than...
Is DALL-E's art borrowed or stolen?
Engadget· 2 years agoIn 1917, Marcel Duchamp submitted a sculpture to the Society of Independent Artists under a false name. Fountain was a urinal, bought from a toilet...
Fridson: The S&L junk bond myth refuses to die
Pitchbook via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoThis commentary is written by Martin Fridson, a high-yield market veteran who is chief investment officer of Lehmann Livian Fridson Advisors LLC as well as a contributing analyst to Leveraged ...
Vagabond Streak: TSC to hold memorial service for Brownsville's Ruben Herrera
The Brownsville Herald, Texas via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMar. 8—Only have a minute? Listen instead Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Ruben Herrera, Brownsville attorney and Texas Southmost College trustee who died unexpectedly March 3 in ...