An incomplete and infuriating list
This list is amazing and hilarious
what about Haribo
Two Portland neighborhoods built on cleared forest are called Sellwood and Moreland. When I heard they were named after people, I thought it was a joke. Further, Moreland was a real estate agent.
The Polaroid land camera was named after it’s inventor, Edwin Land.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fowler's_position
“Sitting down” in a hospital setting is named after some dude, and that name is actually used in medicine.
It’s more sitting up. You’re going from laying to sitting with legs mostly parallel to the floor. Rather than from standing to sitting with calves mostly perpendicular to the floor.
I had to make sure it had Outerbridge Crossing.
Thomas Crapper, while he did not invent the crapper, designed several improvements to it still in use today.
This one was a surprise to me, Boolean (as in logic/algebra) is actually named after George Bool.
Diesel (Engine) - Rudolf Diesel
Mercedes-Benz - named after the daughter of Carl Benz
You forgot the “unexpected” part.
No love for Caesar salad or Nachos?
At my old job we would order silicone oil from a company called ClearCo, who sell all forms of clear silicone products. Seemed obvious enough.
But wait! Founded by Frank Cleary and still run by Chris Cleary! With no acknowledgment at all of how funny that is!
