Why is it called Gatorade?
Gatorade is named after a "gator," which is the mascot for the University of Florida sports teams. In early summer of 1965, the coaching staff...
Why are prescription drugs also referred to as Rx drugs?
The most widely accepted explanation for why prescription drugs are also referred to as Rx drugs is because the term Rx was derived from...
Why are they called the Cleveland Indians?
The Cleveland Indians are named after former player Louis Sockalexis, a Penobscot Indian so respected, that one year after his passing, Cleveland took the...
Why is it called Wall Street?
The name Wall Street originates from an actual wall built in the late 17th century by the Dutch, who were living in what was...
Why do we have daylight saving time?
According to Michael Downing, author of Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time, the first daylight saving time policy began in Germany...