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It’s #BarbershopQuartetDay ! The history of this musical form is closely connected to the history of Rock & Roll, in spite of its seeming distance from those roots today. Learn more in our video about the history of Rock: youtube.com/watch?v=YXGubL…

DYK the ‘de-’ in ‘defeat’ & ‘depression’ come from different roots? The 1st from ‘dis-’, ‘apart’, the 2nd from ‘de-’, ‘down’. But the 2 words come together every May in #Sudbury for Defeat Depression, to raise funds for local mental health services. More: sudbury.defeatdepression.ca

The surprisingly connected origins of 'Husband' and 'Neighbour'.

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It’s #GolfDay – and we have a video for the occasion! Ever heard of the phrase “golf widow”? Well, it turns out that there are in fact some connections between widows, golf, and, surprisingly, India! youtube.com/watch?v=qX1bFA…

Happy #NationalGinAndTonicDay ! Do you know the history of the two ingredients of this iconic drink? We get into that, and more, in our video on the Gimlet cocktail: youtube.com/watch?v=V7jEH6… #InternationalGinAndTonicDay

Happy #eclipse watching! #Eclipse2024 #EclipseSolar #EclipseSolar 2024

The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is SEISMIC/WHITTLE #wotd #seismic #whittle #earthquake

The Defeat Depression campaign is underway in Sudbury! May 9th there's a Boston Pizza dinner with 10% of the meal going to the fundraiser, & a trivia night on the bar side (tickets $20). Come alone or in a team of up to 6! Tickets available at NISA ([email protected])

Happy #NationalBeerDay ! If you’re celebrating with a pint, or even if you’re not, why not listen to our podcast episode about the history of the beverage? alliterative.net/podcast/2016/7…

Happy #GeologistsDay ! The early history of the field of geology is fascinating, and surprisingly explosive – and we explored it in our video on the word “Fossil”. youtube.com/watch?v=x9yNwR…

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The surprisingly connected origins of 'Relinquish' and 'Eclipse'.

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The surprisingly connected origins of 'Relinquish' and 'Eclipse'.

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The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is FOOL/BOLLOCKS #wotd #fool #bollocks #AprilFoolDay #AprilFools

And for even more sweet potato goodness, you can watch our short video about potatoes in China: youtube.com/watch?v=KHf0tn… #SweetPotatoDay

When is a potato not a potato? When it’s a sweet potato! Celebrate #SweetPotatoDay by learning about the history of both types of potato, and how they’ve affected world history: youtube.com/watch?v=wdPQ8z…