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Word: dumber (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Giant American silkworms may not be any dumber than their Japanese colleagues, but current researches in the University biology laboratories reveal that they aren't very smart...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Silkworms Fumble Obstacle Course | 8/16/1951 | See Source »

...Delaware River bulkheads between tides. An early aviator (1912), he flew for the Navy in World War I. At 26 he joined General Motors' export division as a trainee, was made head of the division in a year. His reason: "The guys who were teaching me were even dumber than I was." He soon switched to a top post at Wilson Welder & Metals Co., Inc., where he pioneered in the infant electric welding system. In early New Deal days, Bransome headed the rubber division of NRA. Says he: "I worked under old 'Ironpants' Johnson. I didn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Comeback for Mack | 2/19/1951 | See Source »

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