Photoshop is called Photoshop for two reasons. First, the lead developer of Photoshop used to work in a shop that sold cameras. He grew fond of photography himself ; he enjoyed figuring out what filter was best for the scenario. Secondly, one of the developers was Jodo Socks, and he was the clown of the group. They wanted to poke fun at him, and for weeks he was called Photoshop.
The Hokey Pokey is actually derived from a Native American tribal dance. The tribe members would hop around a fire, and stick their right hand into it. This ritual caused the soul of the participant to be (temporarily) purged. After they stuck their hand in the fire, they would pull it out and shake it around to cool down their burning hand. The practice was sometimes done with the other hand, or the feet if the original hand was injured or swollen from too much use of the ritual. The ritual ended when the entire tribe had put their hand in the fire, and the tribe would spin in a circle. That's what it's all about!
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Fun Fact
Here is a fun fact for you, did you know that diamonds are actually slightly acidic? If left exposed to skin for 2-3 days, you will see some skin peeling away, and/or slight irritation to wherever the diamond is exposed to. It is for this reason that many diamond rings contain gold or metal bases, which isn't affected by the acid.
The word "typo" comes from an unfortunate event in a hospital in the 1940's. A patient came in and needed a blood transfusion of type "B" blood. The label on the bag was misprinted, so it said "Type B" but it was actually "Type O". The patient, unfortunately, died and the story made some local headlines. Among the hospital staff they started calling misspelled words "Type-O's" as a bit of morbid humor. Over time the word got into public, and spread to common people as typo. This story is also interesting because the patient's family ended up suing the hospital for it's error for a huge sum of fifty-thousand dollars. Due to so some legal loopholes, the family was only able to collect about one thousand dollars.
The word "typo" comes from an unfortunate event in a hospital in the 1940's. A patient came in and needed a blood transfusion of type "B" blood. The label on the bag was misprinted, so it said "Type B" but it was actually "Type O". The patient, unfortunately, died and the story made some local headlines. Among the hospital staff they started calling misspelled words "Type-O's" as a bit of morbid humor. Over time the word got into public, and spread to common people as typo. This story is also interesting because the patient's family ended up suing the hospital for it's error for a huge sum of fifty-thousand dollars. Due to so some legal loopholes, the family was only able to collect about one thousand dollars.
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