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Monday, January 1, 2001
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Brand names' origins
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Brand Name Origins:
Baby Ruth - Ruth Cleveland, daughter of the president of the candy company
Burma Shave - its essential oils came brom Burma
Camel - use of Turkish tobacco
Coca Cola - Ingredients of coca and kola
Esso - Abbreviation of Standard Oil (rather than S.O.)
Kotex - blend of words cotton and texture
Lucky Strike - California gold strike event
Mazola - blend of maize and oil
Nike shoe - Greek goddess of victory
Sanka - contraction of French for "without caffeine"
Source: Tallahassee Democrat, 4/20/87
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LCLCPL
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