Office by Alex Penny
“EMom, what’s the deal with that picture of the US athletes holding their fists in the air after winning their medals?”
After winning the men’s 200-meter sprint (gold and bronze) at the 1968 Olympic Games, US Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos famously gave the black power salute to protest civil injustice at home.
http://www.myemom.com/whats-the-deal-with-that-picture-of-the-us-athletes-holding-their-fists-in-the-air-after-winning-their-medals/
“EMom, where did the whoopie cushion originate?”
The 1st whoopie cushions were made from scrap rubber, by employees of a Toronto rubber company in 1930. Shortly thereafter, the company’s owner sold the idea to novelty manufacturer Johnson Smith Co.
http://www.myemom.com/?s=Where+did+the+whoopie+cushion+originate
