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		larsrc on Feb 22, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Things unexpectedly named after people (2020) Hoover: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hoover_Company

larsrc on Feb 22, 2024 [–]

My bad, not actually surprising. The word Hoover came from the name, didn't exist before.

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