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J. Fred Muggs (born March 14, 1952) is a chimpanzee born in the African colony of French Cameroon that forms part of modern-day Cameroon.Brought to New York City before his first birthday, he was bought by two former NBC pages and eventually appeared on a host of television shows on that network including NBC's Today Show where he served as mascot from 1953 to 1957.
A story on social media claims that the African-American boxer Jack Johnson invented the wrench while in prison, and the wrench was named "monkey wrench" as a racial slur. However, both the first patent for a monkey wrench and the name predate Johnson's birth. Johnson did, however, receive a patent for improvements to it. [14] [15]
Kokomo Jr. was the name given to at least two male common chimpanzees used as animal actors, one born c. 1955 and one born c. 1967. [1] [2] Kokomo Jr. replaced J. Fred Muggs as the animal mascot of the Today Show in 1957, and was known for his ability to "talk", being able to pronounce the word mama on demand.
The dispute between NASCAR and the two teams that didn’t sign the charter agreement does not appear to be ending anytime soon. 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports filed an anti-trust lawsuit ...
With no major racing league competitor in the United States, Jordan's 23XI Racing team and the Front Row Motorsports team argue in their lawsuit that teams in general have felt pressured to go ...
Momo the monkey escaped earlier this month, running around the city and evading capture for several hours overnight. Owners of escaped monkey demand city returns Momo, under threat of lawsuit Skip ...
Aaron Kaufman (born January 26, 1982) is an American television personality, racing driver, and owner of Arclight Fabrication, a Dallas enterprise that supplies aftermarket components for the Ford F-100 pickup. [1] He is the former lead mechanic for Gas Monkey Garage.
A federal appeals court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows, reversing a lower court ruling that deemed the statute ...