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[-] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 months ago

Just a few days ago I was watching Antiques Roadshow and learned that the Michelin man apparently has a name: Bibendum.

Can’t imagine why everyone just says “Michelin man”, lol.

[-] variants@possumpat.io 4 points 2 months ago

Wow how did they come up with that

[-] ekode@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

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The slogan Nunc est bibendum ("Now is the time to drink") is taken from Horace's Odes (book I, ode xxxvii, line 1).

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