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Facts in category: Names
| The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children. |
| The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan." |
| The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P. |
| The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz." |
| The most common name in the world is Mohammed. |
| The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life". |
| The band Duran Duran got their name from an astronaut in the 1968 Jane Fonda movie "Barbarella. |
| The Baby Ruth candy bar was actually named after Grover Cleveland's baby daughter, Ruth. |
| Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. |
| Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its original size: "L.A." |
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