Origins

Origins

It is about the origins of words, phrases and concepts from across the world. How they started and how they stuck around.

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Silent as a Ghost

What would cause someone to christen a car - Ghost?

Jun 26 •

Vivek Srinivasan

How Goa became a part of India

Goa was a Portuguese colony even after Indian independence. They were in no mood to give it up.

Sep 4, 2022 •

Vivek Srinivasan

Nice guys finish last

A statement that was made 80 years ago, was simplified many times over to give us this line...

Jul 25, 2022 •

Vivek Srinivasan

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