Why is New York City called the Big Apple?

This commonly asked question got me wondering, why do we call New York City the Big Apple? While I've seen several apple trees in New York City, I don't particularly recall them as being in notable quantity - there are certainly more pigeons than apples in New York City, but we don't call New York City the "Big Pigeon." As with anything New York, there are many opinions and contradictions.

In the early 1920s, "apple" was used in reference to the many racing courses in and around New York City. Apple referred to the prizes being awarded for the races -- as these were important races, the rewards were substantial.

Based on the research of Barry Popik, the use of "Big Apple" to refer to New York City became clearer. Popik found that a writer for theNew York Morning Telegraph, John Fitzgerald, referred to New York City's races "Around the Big Apple." It is rumored that Fitzgerald got the term from jockeys and trainers in New Orleans who aspired to race on New York City tracks, referring to the "Big Apple."

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The differences between men and women

Men say...

1. Women understand colour. They seem to know what to wear all the time. Men just think "Red is nice, pink is nice, so why not to have them together?"

2. Men have no opinions about curtains.

3. Men like to have all their stuff (DVDs, CDs, etc) on show to impress their mates. Women like to hide things in cupboards.

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Interesting facts. Nicotine.

A Frenchman Nicot by name saw a miraculous plant in portugal and brought it to france. It was tobacco plant.Nicot believed that the plant could cure cancer, headaches and many other diseases. But the time showed that he was absolutely wrong.
We owe Nicot the word "nicotine".

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choose course Каждый достаточно целеустремленный человек задается целью выучить иностранный язык. Знание дополнительного языка дает больше возможностей в самореализации, в повышении, а также в ведении бизнеса. Ни для кого ни секрет, что на данный момент наиболее популярным является именно английский язык, поэтому большинство людей ставят перед собой цель овладеть этим языком, если не в совершенстве, то хотя бы на уровне свободного общения. Самое главное в этом деле - это четкая уверенность и сильная мотивация в изучении языка.Если вы для себя поставили подобную цель, следующим шагом будет выбор языковых курсов.

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Why is New York City called the Big Apple?

The differences between men and women

Interesting facts. Nicotine.

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