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A persistent hoax on social media claims that Johnson invented the monkey wrench and it was named a monkey wrench as a racial slur. Johnson did receive a patent for improvements which he made to the monkey wrench, [87] but the name "monkey wrench" and the first patent for it predate his birth by over 35 years. [88]
Much of the inspiration for the book, as well as the term "monkeywrenching", came from Edward Abbey's 1975 novel The Monkey Wrench Gang.Other inspiration for the book likely came from the 1972 book Ecotage!, which was published by the group Environmental Action and was in turn inspired by the actions of an activist in the Chicago, Illinois area who called himself "The Fox", and engaged in such ...
Some Coes wrenches could be bought with wooden knife handles, recalling the company's earlier knives. In 1909, the Coes Wrench Company advertised a six-foot-long "key" wrench, shaped like a monkey wrench, for use on railroads. [7] [8] The Coes wrench designs were acquired by the toolmaker Bemis & Call of Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1928 ...
The grand experiment to revive horse racing in Northern California is coming to an end. On Monday, the board of the California Assn. of Racing Fairs voted unanimously, 6-0, to withdraw its ...
California police found a baby spider monkey inside a car in a suspected DUI case on Dec. 30, 2024. CHP Madera Facebook. Mohamed was arrested and charged with DUI and possession of cannabis for ...
Most notably, the county-run Santa Ynez Reservoir — which is right in the heart of Pacific Palisades, and can hold 117 million gallons — was empty when the fires broke out last week, and has ...
A monkey wrench is a type of adjustable spanner. Monkey wrench may also refer to: Pipe wrench, often incorrectly called a monkey wrench "Monkey Wrench" (song), by Foo Fighters, 1997; Monkeywrench Records, an independent United States–based record label "The Monkey Wrench", a 1951 short story by Gordon R. Dickson
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