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Where Does the Word 'OK' Come From? The Story of the World's Most-Used Word
The world's most widely used word, 'OK', actually started as a newspaper joke in 1839 and became permanent thanks to a presidential campaign.
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A 1951 hunting-trip argument over "which is Europe's fastest game bird?" turned a marketing idea from the Guinness Brewery into the world's most recognized record archive.
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Where Does the Word 'OK' Come From? The Story of the World's Most-Used Word
The world's most widely used word, 'OK', actually started as a newspaper joke in 1839 and became permanent thanks to a presidential campaign.
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How the Guinness Book of Records Was Born from a Beer-Fueled Argument
A 1951 hunting-trip argument over "which is Europe's fastest game bird?" turned a marketing idea from the Guinness Brewery into the world's most recognized record archive.