What Is Fool’s Gold?
What Is Fool’s Gold? Many prospectors have found what seemed to be gold, but instead turned out to be a bright yellow mineral called “iron pyrite.” Looking...
Read MoreWhat Is Fool’s Gold? Many prospectors have found what seemed to be gold, but instead turned out to be a bright yellow mineral called “iron pyrite.” Looking...
Read MoreWhere Does the Word Nickname Come From? Some think that the word nickname is derived from nick, meaning “to cut,” since a nickname is often a shortened name. Actually,...
Read MoreKeep reading to find out. How Did the Name Uncle Sam Originated? “Uncle Sam” originated as a nickname for Samuel Wilson, a merchant from Troy, N.Y. Wilson,...
Read MoreKeep reading to find out. Why Is New York City Called the Big Apple? In 1920’s when New York Morning Telegraph sports writer John J. Fitzgerald overheard African...
Read MoreWhat is Lady Liberty known as? Most people call it the “Statue of Liberty,” but that is only its nickname. The Statue of Liberty’s real name is (Liberty...
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