Thursday, May 7, 2020

Hippos In The Levant

Uluburun shipwreck c.1300BC with a cargo of copper, tin, glass, resin from the pistachio tree and elephant and hippo tusks, from when there were hippo in the Levant.

Gussied Up

The origin of "gussied up" is unclear, but it probably stems from the American and Australian slang term "gussie," a nic...