n Brooklyn native Martin Nodell created comics superhero Green Lantern in 1940, after noticing a subway trainman waving a lantern along dark tracks. Nodell became an advertising-agency art director in the 1950s, and in 1965 led the design team that created the iconic Pillsbury Doughboy.
The military decoration now known as the Purple Heart was designed by Gen. George Washington in 1782, and first awarded by him in 1783. Originally called the Badge of Military Merit, what were the first Purple Hearts made of?
A) Gold
B) Wood
C) Cloth
D) Ivory
Tuesday’s answer: Russet Burbank is the most popular variety of potato grown in Idaho, commonly used for the French fries served at fast-food restaurants.
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