Who coined the term "Shart"?
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mmmmmm.  good question
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Lemuel\n\nhttp://www.online-literature.com/swift/gulliver/
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None, Zero was invented by Indian Mathematician Aryabhata and later Brahmagupta developed its concept
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I am guessing Gilead I thought I heard it on CNBC this morning.\n if no one else answers it
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By far the most shocking one that I'd discovered was "feisty," which literally means "like a farting dog."  It comes from an abbreviation of the phrase "fisting hound" or "fisting dog," and "fist" was in this case a reference to breaking wind.  (Though "fist" was used in the phrase as a general pejorative, like if you tripped over the "fucking chair.")
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I found this quote, from Genesis; I think it is the one that people use to discourage masturbation., judge for yourself.\n\n38:7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.\n38:8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.\n38:9 And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.  \n38:10 And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.
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The term was originally used in cricket, and was connected with the custom of giving a hat or cap to a bowler who achieved the feat of taking three wickets in a row.\n\nThe term was first used to describe H.H. Stephenson's feat of dismissing three batsmen with consecutive deliveries in 1858 and was used in print for the first time in 1878.
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Jerk and jounce, respectively.  These terms are seldom used in science.  Some amusing alternatives are listed in the reference, such as snap, crackle, and pop.\n\nHow many points for a correct answer?
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I think "shat" probably sums up his latest endeavour quite nicely. Or maybe I'm thinking scat...which is kind of the same thing.  He's made a nice career out of making fun of himself, but enough already.
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We invented the concept of pi before the Greeks. Using higher math, we were able to create a perfect circle in three dimensions. Scultping the columns only required a complex circular leveling device using water which we invented in the 8th dynasty.
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Shakespeare invented the word BUMP.\n\nPenguins have a duct above the eye that converts salt water to fresh.\n\nAnd, last year in Britain 37 people were injured by tea cosies. (Note for non-British people a tea cosy is a hat for your teapot to keep your tea warm, they are often hand knitted and popular with old people!)
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Thomas Crapper invented the toilet.  o.0
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JEREMY BENTHAM\nEnglish jurist and philosopher\n(1748 - 1832)
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The first computer hard disk used. The hovercraft invented by Christopher Cockerell. As a result of the joint research of Sherman and Smith, the Scotchgard™ Protector was launched in the marketplace. Secretary Bette Nesmith Graham invented "Mistake Out" later renamed, Liquid Paper. The first commercial videotape recorder is introduced. The device is intended for industrial applications, and it quickly revolutionizes the way television programming is produced. Norman Bier invents plastic contact lenses
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Walter Sickert\n\nI recommend the below book, very informative and interesting.
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The correct quote is actually:\n\n "Laughter is good for the soil"\n\n                 - Gregor Mendel
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Seems to be unknown. Can't find any single person credited, so maybe the term just came into popular use around the same time (journalists?). \n\nMaybe look for the earliest use of that term, going back to summer 1929 (predating the Wall Street crash by a few months).\n\n(Does anyone have access to WSJ.com archives, do they go back that far?)