Today I Learned
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TIL that the word "silhouette" was just a guy's name (and he had nothing to do with silhouettes)
https://youtu.be/rNnhYRFFMhgApparently he was an advocate for financial austerity, so his name became connected with cheap or discount things. A silhouette was an affordable type of portrait.
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