Cowboys
This famous cowpoke has the initials J.J
Jesse James
The first origination began with the Spartans in Greece. They used dough to clean their fingers. The Romans were the first to use small cloth.
Napkin
referred generically to vacuum-insulated containers in the U.S. since 1963. It remains a trademark in much of the rest of the world.
Thermos
Top exporter of broadcasting equipment
China
1:30
an American lawman in the American West, including Dodge City, Deadwood, and Tombstone
Wyatt Earp
Historians can't determine the exact time, but archaeologists can point to evidence around 1000 B.C. from Ancient Egypt made from wood, ivory, flint, and stone, some adorned with hieroglyphics or religious symbols.
Spoon
Named for the Houston Astrodome, where it was first used as a grass replica. The Astrodome’s name comes from the baseball team that plays there, the Houston Astros.
Astro turf
Top exporter of cars
Germany
XlX
19
an American sharpshooter and folk heroine who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West
Annie Oakley
used as cooking utensils, and only later did they come to be used as eating utensils. initially made from bronze, and later evolved into ones made of silver, ivory, jade, and even bamboo.
Chopsticks
A combination of an alternate spelling of the word clean (“Kleen”) and the ending “ex” from Kotex, a feminine hygiene brand name still owned by the Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
Kleenex
Top exporter of gold
United Kingdom
2 weeks or 14 days
Fortnight.
an American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West who is alleged to have killed 21 men before he was shot and killed at the age of 21.
Billy The Kid
Used in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, but were originally used for cooking and lifting heavy meats
Fork
originally had the very unmarketable name of “Baby Gays.” The name was quickly switched in 1926.
Q-Tip
Top exporter of petroleum
United States of America
Four score years
80 years.
This cowboy is a 3 time N.F.L Superbowl champion.
Troy Aikmen
It's impossible to tell who invented this first, since it has been used since before recorded history.
cup.
Originally created by the Dow Chemical Company in 1933, the name comes from a combination of the first names of Dow employee John Reilly’s daughter and wife, Sarah and Ann.
Saran Wrap
Top exporter of packaged medication
France
186,000 miles
light year