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sukilot
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Things Unexpectedly Named After People
Page is an aptonym. There's a reason it's not called BrinRank.
French Fries.
Crapper toilet.
holman
on July 19, 2020
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The “crapper” is actually
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named after my 5x great uncle Thomas Crapper; “crap” has been around for ages as slang. Interesting nonetheless, though!
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French fries is short for french-cut fried potatoes.
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