Here’s how Jeep and 7 other cars actually got their names

You know the car brands, but do you know which takes its name from a cluster of stars and which is named after a young girl?
Yahoo

Russian ‘Popeye’ now: Deflated influencer denies reports of near-fatal necrosis, arm amputation

Kirill Tereshin is known as “Russian Popeye” for having giant arms. Unfortunately for the 29 year-old influencer, those arms were made from synthol injections, not weight lifting, which has resulted ...
Jalopnik

How Did Jeep Get Its Name, And Does It Mean Anything?

The "Jeep" name wasn't born in a boardroom with a focus group and a PowerPoint deck, oh no, it rolled out of muddy foxholes and military slang in the middle of World War II. Back then, the U.S. Army ...
as.com

The spinach myth that made Popeye a legend and how it all started with a math error

E.C. Segar’s ‘Popeye the Sailor’ first debuted on 17 January 1929 in the comic strip Thimble Theatre. There is one thing that the iconic cartoon hero is known for besides his bulging forearms and ...
CNN

‘Popeye’ with Robin Williams was the most ‘coked-up film set,’ according to exec Barry Diller

We are just now learning that the 1980 movie “Popeye” had more going on during filming than has previously been revealed. Barry Diller, chairman of IAC, shared some tea about the film during a recent ...
Variety

Robin Williams’ ‘Popeye’ Had the ‘Most Coked-Up Film Set’ and ‘Everyone Was Stoned,’ Says Former Studio Boss: ‘They Were Shipping’ Cocaine in Film Canisters

Barry Diller‘s book tour for his recently published memoir “Who Knew” hit New York City’s 92Y, where moderator Anderson Cooper asked Diller during a Q&A to reveal “the most coked-up film set” he ever ...
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1980s Robin Williams hit ‘Popeye’ fueled by cocaine says mogul Barry Diller

They were pumped up on more than just spinach. The set of 1980s kids’ hit “Popeye” was knee-deep in cocaine, according to movie mogul Barry Diller. “You couldn’t escape it,” Diller — who was CEO of ...