Oiconomia@feddit.de to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoThe metric systemfeddit.deimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1350arrow-down124
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minus-squareMalgas@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoOriginally, yes. So were aspirin, heroin, kerosene, hovercraft, linoleum, and a bunch of other common words.
minus-squareBruce@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThe brand was cazeline, according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline#Etymology
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Originally, yes. So were aspirin, heroin, kerosene, hovercraft, linoleum, and a bunch of other common words.
The brand was cazeline, according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline#Etymology