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Published by Goodselfme in Trivia
August 21, 2009

These tidbits all have similar names and yet are so different. Add these to your book of trivia.

Sparks photo courtesy Wikipedia.com

Often times things are similar in sounding and yet mean entirely something different. Here we have some of those kinds of trivia for the people who need to know.

What is a Westie

  1. Even though it has a different spelling, a Westy is a suburban district in Warrington, England.
  2. Westie is a breed of dog. The entire name is West Highland White Terrier.
  3. If you are ever on the west coast, you might be asked to do the West Coast Swing A  person who does this dance is a Westie.
  4. A camper by the full name of Westfalia is a Volkswagen van type vehicle.

Sparks are many things too

  1. Originally there was  a caffeinated alcohol energy drink that combines caffeine, taurine, ginseng, and guarana.  Miller brewing introduced this in 2002. They took the caffeine  and Taurine out in 2008.  Picture is at the top of this posting since I was not able to insert it where I wanted to.
  2. The state of California has a Los Angeles Sparks basketball team.
  3. Just in case you want to know there is a Sparks Steak House in New York City. The address is: 210 East 46th Street, New York City, NY.
  4. Sparks is also a city in Nevada. 

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8 Comments

  1. Posted August 21, 2009 at 5:39 am

    You always keep it interesting. Like it!

  2. Posted August 21, 2009 at 6:34 am

    great article

  3. Posted August 21, 2009 at 6:49 am

    Good. Sparks also fly when lightning hits my power pole.

  4. Posted August 21, 2009 at 7:27 am

    Interesting, thanks for sharing

  5. Posted August 21, 2009 at 8:54 am

    Very interesting article.

  6. Posted August 21, 2009 at 1:45 pm

    Fascinating facts, I love articles like this, thank you for sharing.

  7. Posted August 22, 2009 at 11:15 am

    That was interesting, Spark can me a lot more.

  8. Posted August 23, 2009 at 3:34 am

    I really enjoy your trivia articles! Thanks for sharing another great one :)

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