"Shampoo" comes from a Hindi word: The word "shampoo" entered the English language in the 18th century from the Hindi word chāmpo, which meant "to press, knead, or soothe" (like in a massage). It originally referred to a head massage, not specifically hair washing.
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Duke Ellington had synesthesia, a neurological condition where he experienced notes as colors and textures.
Scottish soldier Captain Robert Barclay-Allardice, (1779-1854) once walked 1000 miles in 1000 consecutive hours. His remarkable walking feat was performed at Newmarket between June 1 and July 12, 1809, during which he walked 1 mile (1.6 km) in each of 1000 successive hours, to win an initial wager of 1000 guineas.
The pottery designer and manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood was born on July 12, 1730 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England. By the age of nine, Josiah was proving himself to be a skilled potter. However a bout of smallpox limited his strength in his leg and ultimately left him unable to work the foot pedal of a potter's wheel. Wedgwood originally worked in the family pottery business. In 1754 he became a partner of Thomas Whieldon, and began to devise improved wares.
George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak, was born on July 12, 1854. Interested in photographic processes from an early age, he started a company in 1881 that made photographic plates for photographers. The company released its first hand-held camera that uses roll film in April 1888, which Eastman called the Kodak. Eastman began to mass produce his inventions, transforming photography from an expensive hobby of the few to a relatively inexpensive, popular pastime.
Lyudmila Pavlichenko of the Soviet Union was born on July 12, 1916. She was the most successful female sniper in history with 309 credited kills during World War II. Lyudmila Pavlichenko toured the US in 1942 to gain support for a second front in Nazi-occupied Europe; the press was more interested in her appearance and if she wore make-up on the front lines.
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The Twelfth, also known as Orangemen's Day, is an annual Protestant celebration that takes place on July 12th in Northern Ireland and some other parts of the world where Orange Order lodges exist. It commemorates the victory of the Protestant King William III (William of Orange) over the Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.
The Twelfth is the most significant date in the Orange Order's calendar, and it is marked by parades, marches, and other commemorative events. The Orange Order is a Protestant fraternal organization founded in 1795 in Northern Ireland. It promotes the principles of Protestantism, loyalty to the British monarchy, and the defense of Protestant civil and religious liberties.
Orangemen in full regalia on 12 July 2011 in Belfast By Ardfern - Wikipedia
On the Twelfth, thousands of Orangemen and women, accompanied by marching bands and supporters, gather to participate in parades and processions through towns and cities across Northern Ireland. The participants typically wear distinctive orange sashes or collarettes and may also carry banners or flags representing their Orange lodges.
Following the decisive Yorkist victory over the Lancastrians at the Battle of Tewkesbury, Richard Plantagenet (later Richard III of England) married the widowed Anne Neville on July 12, 1472 when she was 16-years-old. After their marriage, Richard led a life of a rich and powerful country Lord, as Anne's dowry made him the biggest landowner in England. Anne bore Richard one son, Edward Plantagenet who died in 1484 and she died the following year, probably of tuberculosis,
Illuminated scroll of Queen Anne Neville and King Richard III
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