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![]() ![]() General Mills Introduces Cheerios as CheeriOats (1941)General Mills introduced its oat-based, ready-to-eat cold cereal as CheeriOats but, in 1946, changed its name to Cheerios because of a trademark dispute with Quaker Oats. Today, it comes in nearly a dozen different flavors and is marketed to children as well as adults. It has used several different characters in its advertising over the years, including Charlie Brown from Peanuts. Why did the US Food and Drug Administration call Cheerios an "unapproved new drug" in 2009? More... Discuss |
![]() ![]() Joseph Heller (1923)As a bombardier with the US Air Force during World War II, American writer Joseph Heller flew 60 combat missions. He drew on his wartime experiences when writing his darkly humorous novel Catch-22 (1961), a satiric commentary on the absurdity of war and bureaucracy. One of the most significant works of postwar protest literature, it was a huge critical success. What did Heller famously reply when asked why he had not written anything else as good as Catch-22? More... Discuss |
galvanize discuss | |
Definition: | (verb) To stimulate to action. |
Synonyms: | startle |
Usage: | The appeal has galvanized them into taking positive action. |
![]() ![]() Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) Discuss |
4 comments:
Patty, great job of capturing the night photos. I read your profile, I applaud you for changing your life! How fun that you are doing what you want to do!
Thank you for the visit and the comment, Sandy. It really is fun to do what you love. Certainly does make life enjoyable.
I love Fremont Street! Great shots I want to go back to Vegas one day.
Neen, I love Fremont Street too. We were there for my son's birthday which is also St. Patrick's Day. There must have been at least 10,000 people celebrating on Fremont Street!
Thanks for the visit and comment.
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