The word maverick came into use after Samuel Maverick, a Texan, refused to brand his cattle. Eventually any unbranded calf became known as a Maverick.
Category: Famous People
Facts about Famous People
Half of the 42 U.S. Presidents are of Irish descent.
20252 is Smokey the Bear’s own zip code.
The board game Scrabble was originally called Criss Cross Words by inventor Alfred Butts.
During one seven year period, Thomas Edison obtained approximately three hundred patents. In is whole life he obtained over one thousand patents.
