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Red Lyon also became the village name until 1826 when the post office opened; however, since several towns named Red Lyon had already been established in Pennsylvania, residents chose to name their village as Lionville. Post offices at the time were located in the postmaster's private home and moved as different people became postmaster.
The lion is one of the most common charges in coats of arms, second only to the cross, and thus the Red Lion as a pub sign probably has multiple origins: in the arms or crest of a local landowner, now perhaps forgotten; as a personal badge of John of Gaunt, founder of the House of Lancaster; or in the royal arms of Scotland, conjoined to the ...
The legacy of taverns and inns is now only found in the pub names, e.g. Fitzroy Tavern, Silver Cross Tavern, Spaniards Inn, etc. The word also survives in songs such as "There is a Tavern in the Town". [4] The range and quality of pubs varies wildly throughout the UK as does the range of beers, wines, spirits and foods available.
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The site is one of the first sites to offer crowd funding. Indiegogo allows people to solicit funds for an idea, charity, or start-up business. Indiegogo charges a 5% fee on contributions. This charge is in addition to Stripe credit card processing charges of 2,9% + $0.30 per transaction. [2] Fifteen million people visit the site each month.
Card game featuring exploding kittens, designed by Elan Lee, Matthew Inman, and Shane Small. [72] The project hit its primary goal in only 8 minutes, exceeded $100,000 (10x its goal) in less than one hour, $1,000,000 (100x its goal) in less than 8 hours, and $2,000,000 (200x its goal) in just over 24 hours.
2000 – iStockPhoto was founded: The free stock imagery website allows the public to contribute to and receive commission for their contributions. [30] 2001 – Launch of Wikipedia: "Free-access, free content Internet encyclopedia". [31] 2001 – Foundation of Topcoder – crowdsourcing software development company. [32] [33]