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In 1971, the iconic Nike Swoosh was designed by Carolyn Davidson, a graphic design student at Portland State University. She was paid $35 for her design, but would later get 500 shares of stock.
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Two years after the Titanic disaster, another tragedy struck at sea when the Empress of Ireland sank, killing 1,012 people on board. The ship sank in the St. Lawrence River in 1914 and is often referred to as “Canada’s Titanic” due to the scale of the loss of life.
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George Lucas helped complete Jurassic Park, and while working on the movie’s post-production, he was inspired to start developing the Star Wars prequels.
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Ranch dressing was invented by a plumber and his wife, who later ended up buying a ranch called Hidden Valley.
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TRL was actually a combination of two shows that had run in the summer of ’98: Total Request and The Carson Daly Show.
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And lastly, a Twitter user invented the hashtag. It was created by Chris Messina, a tech product designer who ran an internet consulting company.