Although most of us
are familiar these names, not so many know they were all named
after real people.
During the 19th
Century, Samuel Agustus Maverick did not want to brand his
cattle. He coined the term "maverick" for anyone who is
unbranded and roams free. Historians thought this was a ploy so
he could own any unbranded calf in the area.
Although named after
John Macadam, macadamia nuts were discovered in Australia in
1828 by an English explorer, Allan Cunningham. It was given the
name and scientific attributes by Ferdinand Mueller, a fellow
scholar and personal friend of Macadam.
The popular jars were
patented by John Landis Mason in 1858. These jars changed the
way we store and preserve food and many other items. We also use
them for preserving summer harvest and drink tea or other
beverages from them.