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American Parasite (Candida nickname)

The American Parasite is a 2013 30-minute video advertisement from Keybiotics about Candida, a genus of yeasts. The video became widely shared on the Internet. The Candida nickname of…

American Pravda (CNN nickname)

The Cable News Network (now called CNN) began in 1980 as the first all-news 24-hour television network. CNN has been called "American Pravda" by those who believe that it serves a…

American Riviera

Both California and Florida have claimed the title of "American Riviera" from as far back as the 1890s. 7 November 1892, Los Angeles Times, pg. 9:SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.(...)THE AMERICAN…

Amquack (Amtrak nickname)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Other Amtrak nicknames include "Amcrap," "Amcrash" and "Amtrash." Wikipedia: AmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing…

Amsterdam: Carpet City (nickname)

Amsterdam, New York, had a carpet manufacturing business that was started by John Stanford in the 1840s; the firm of Bigelow-Sanford left the city in 1955. Amsterdam was called the "Carpet…