Like so many famous cocktails, the actual origins of the cosmopolitan are disputed. Most people in Japan who are described as practicing Shinto, also practice Buddhism. Having said that, “Shinto” translates literally as “Way of the gods”. It is perhaps best not to describe Shinto as a religion, but more as a “spirituality of the Japanese people”, a spirituality that encompasses folklore, history and mythology. When a player got the ball into the “net”, someone had to clamber up and get the ball back out again in order to continue the game! 25 Literally, “way of the gods” : SHINTO The first “hoops” were actually peach baskets, with the bottoms of the baskets intact. His goal was to create something active and interesting for his students in the gym. It was created in 1891 by Canadian James Naismith at the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts.
22 Court activity, familiarly : HOOPSīasketball is truly a North American sport. All these words are derived from “sapwood”, which is the softwood found in tree trunks between the bark and the heartwood at the center. The term arose in the early 1800s in Britain when it was used in “saphead” and “sapskull”. “Sap” is slang for “fool, someone easily scammed”. The term “coif” comes from an old French term “coife” describing a skull-cap that was worn under a helmet back in the late 13th century. 18 Arrangement for a prom, say : COIFĪ coif is a hairdo. The rand currency takes its name from this ridge. Much of South Africa’s famed gold comes from mines around Johannesburg in the Witwatersrand (Afrikaans for “the ridge of white waters”). The rand is the currency of South Africa. This was changed in 1926 to “Q-Tips”, with the Q standing for “quality”. 11 Canal implement : Q-TIPĬotton swabs were originally marketed under the name “Baby Gays”. Those fatty humps are useful if no food or water is available, as fat can be broken down into water and energy. The Bactrian camel has two humps, and makes up just 6% of the world’s camel population. The dromedary is the most common camel, and has one hump of fatty tissue on its back. Perhaps the most distinctive feature of a camel is the large deposit of fatty tissue on its back. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across
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