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Word of the Day for Monday, January 17, 2011offal \AW-fuhl\, noun: 1. The edible internal parts of an animal, such as the heart, liver, and tongue. My father's fee for killing a pig was, I believe, half-a-crown, plus the offal. Younger generations developed an aversion to their grandpa's "chocolate," and some households began serving two separate dinners, one with offal for the elders and another offal-free for the youngsters. Offal is a combination of off and fall, referring to parts fallen or cut off. | |||||||||
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  What can we learn from the meaning behind Martin Luther King, Jr.'s name? Plus, what was his original name? (Not "Martin" or "Luther.") Michael King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. You read that correctly - Martin Luther King, Jr. was originally named after his father, Michael King, Sr. It wasn't until 1935 that the Reverend Martin Luther King , Sr., inspired by the 16th century Augustinian monk and theologian, Martin Luther, proclaimed to... | |||||||||
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