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A:The term "doughboy" most commonly refers to American infantrymen around WWI. By the time WWII began, infantrymen were called G.I.'s. There's evidence that the word doughboy was in use as far back as the mid-19th century around the Mexican border.
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Thursday, December 04, 2008
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One of America's most recognizable icons is the Pillsbury Doughboy, symbol of the Pillsbury flour-milling company. The company was founded in 1872 by Charles Alfred Pillsbury, born on this date in 1842, and his uncle, John Sargent Pillsbury. The Pillsbury Doughboy, whose name is Poppin' Fresh, first popped up in ads in 1965. At the end of the commercials a finger would gently poke the figure — which was apparently made of dough — in the stomach, and he would give out a soft, high-pitched giggle. Poppin' Fresh's giggle was originally voiced by Paul Frees, the voice of Rocky and Bullwinkle's Boris Badenov.
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"Nothin' says lovin' like somethin' from the oven." — Pillsbury advertisement
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Today in History:
- heart transplant: the procedure was first performed by Christiaan Barnard on Louis Washkansky in Cape Town; the patient lived 18 days before succumbing to pneumonia, but his new heart didn't fail (1967)
- 20th Century Limited: luxury NYC–Chicago train, on which passengers were routinely given flowers and perfume, finished its final run (1967)
- Bhopal disaster: poison gas emission from Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, killed thousands of people in arguably the worst industrial disaster ever (1984)
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Today's Birthdays:
- Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828): portraitist who drew the picture of George Washington on the one-dollar bill
- Joseph Conrad (1857-1924): author of "Heart of Darkness," which was adapted into Apocalypse Now
- Jean-Luc Godard (78): filmmaker who ushered in the New Wave movement
- Ozzy Osbourne (60): heavy metal musician and reality TV star; other singers born on this date include Ferlin Husky (83), Andy Williams (81), Jaye P. Morgan (77) and Montell Jordan (40)
- Brendan Fraser (40): actor, The Mummy; also, actors Steven Culp (53), Julianne Moore and Daryl Hannah (both 48), Holly Marie Combs and Bruno Campos (both 35), Anna Chlumsky (28) and Michael Angarano (21)
- Katarina Witt (43): award-winning figure skater
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December 2nd, 2008 . by LizAfter Answers.com made changes to its homepage, voices were raised, opinions were shared and feedback was heard. The following is a special blog post written by Bob Rosenschein, Founder and CEO of Answers Corp and all around answers-enthusiast:
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