Ever wonder what a Tchotchke really is???
A Tchotchke or chochke as it is commonly known as, is a small bauble or miscellaneous item. The word has long been used by Jewish-Americans and in the regional speech of New York City and elsewhere. Tchotchkes are often given at Chanukkah as part of a game.
The word may also refer...
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Monthly Archives: October 2014
Did you know…T-shirts!
Did you know...
- It takes 6 miles of yarn to make one T-Shirt...But it takes only 1 acre of a cotton field to yield 1200 T-shirts.
- In 1939, the first promotional T-Shirt was printed for "The Wizard of Oz"
- 91% of Americans claim to own a favorite T-Shirt. 62% say they own more than 10 T-Shirts.
Work uniforms,...
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Did you know…Greeting Cards!
Did you know...
- Christmas Cards originated in London in the 1840's - An English civil servant named Sir Henry Cole came up with a strange new idea in 1843; he would sell cards that people could give to their family and friends at Christmas. Cole invited well-known British artist John Callcot Horsley to design a card, and...
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