True - impressively Ernest Vincent Wright was able to pen 50,110 words into a grammatically correct lipogramatic novel in 1939 without the use of the letter ‘e’ as well as avoiding any abbreviations where the letter would be omitted (but present upon expansion) such as Mr. or Mrs.
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In the 40’s, the Bich pen was changed to Bic for fear that Americans would pronounce it ‘Bitch.’
False - the company Société Bic (founded in 1945 - then known Société PAA) shortened it’s name and the name associated with its products from the family name of the founder Marcel Bich to the phonetic “Bic” in 1953, in line with the post-war trend of companies renaming to easier-to-remember and globally pronounceable names. Sure the United States was a consideration in the name change, but not the only consideration.
This picture, taken from a helicopter, depicts deep ice cracks and melting streams atop a Greenland glacier.
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I'm Marisa. I'm new to this. Looking for some fun, make sense stuff. I trust people and leave it up to them to prove if I'm making a mistake or not.
