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NAME ORIGINSby Kathy Wolfe

If you’ve ever wondered where some of your

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his was idea patented in 1955.

“Kinko” because he had a mass of curly hair.

rented a 100-square-foot building near the

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vacuum. James Spangler set out to improve on the carpet sweeper he used at work, hoping to alleviate his attacks. He started with a tin box, a fan, a broom handle and a pillowcase to suck away the dust. He gave one of his new

Susan Hoover, whose husband “Boss” Hoover

purchased the patent from Spangler and gave the contraption a new name.

beef (R-B), but that’s not the source of the company’s acronym. It really stands for the initials of its founders, the Raffel Brothers,

had initially chosen the name Big Tex for their

was already using it. There are now more than

were the founders of the world’s second-largest toymakers. Hasbro got its start in 1923

school supplies. In the late 1930s, they made

and nurse kits and modeling clay. Today we

Transformers.

produced nearly 15 million vehicles.

1. A popular plaything takes its name from the Dan-ish, leg godt, meaning “to play well.” What is it?2. What retail chain takes its moniker from combin-ing the names of the co-founder’s 3 sons, Patrick, Michael, and David?3. What luxury vehicle was named in honor of the founder of the city of Detroit?4. How did the BMW get its name?5. A carbonated apple juice was the inspiration for what well-known beverage company?

Although yogurt has been around for about 8,000 years, Yoplait has only been in existence for 45 of those. In 1964, a cooperative of French dairy farmers agreed to merge in order to sell their goods nationwide. The company combined the names of two of the farmers, Yola and Coplait, to form their new brand, Yoplait.

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business until 1929, when he acquired a Swiss chocolate company. The company logo is the

features a bird’s nest containing a mother bird and two baby birds.

produce automobiles. Chevrolet had already been in the news as a frequent race winner, driving his Buick up to 72 miles per hour. He wanted to build a luxury car, while Durant’s idea was to produce

T. Chevrolet won the debate and lent his name to the Classic Six. However, a few years later, while

implemented changes for a smaller car. Upon Chevrolet’s return to Michigan, the two men’s dispute grew, and Chevrolet sold out his shares and left the company. Durant went on to control General Motors, acting as its president until 1920.

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