1. In China, returning emigres from the West are referred to as 'bananas.' Why?
2. The corporate university of which Fortune 500 company is referred to as 'Harvard-on-the-Hudson'?
3. If you 'have an earworm', what are you suffering from?
4. The line "Would you buy a used car from this man?" was first used to discredit whom?
5. How did the music album come to be called 'album'?
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October 16, 2006
About the author:
Iqbal Mohammed is Head of Innovation & Strategy at a digital innovation agency serving the DACH and wider European markets. He is the winner of the WPP Atticus Award for Best Original Published Writing in Marketing & Communication.You can reach him via email.