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DavidVoid on July 19, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Things Unexpectedly Named After People

Sideburns aren't called sideburns just because they're on the sides of your face; sideburns were originally called burnsides after the American Civil War general Ambrose Burnside [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Burnside#Sideburns

tobyhinloopen on July 19, 2020 [–]

Who decided to flip the words though

jld on July 19, 2020 | [–]

I believe it was Thomas J Flip, in 1911.

fattire on July 19, 2020 | | [–]

Flip Wilson, comedian and volleyball inventor.

DonHopkins on July 19, 2020 | | [–]

Chip Flip, inventor of the Flip Chip.

He's also the godfather of the Big and Little Indian Brothers.

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