Questions:
1) What does "auld lang syne" actually mean?
2) On this date in 1951, Joe DiMaggio announced his retirement from the Yankees. He had two lesser known brothers who also played in the Majors. Who were they?
3) Marvin Middlemark invented this device that used to be used to help television reception. What was it?
Answers:
1) Literally translated, "auld lang syne" in English would be "old long since." In context idiomaticatically, it means "long, long ago," "days gone by," or "old times." The song's lyric, "for auld lang syne" is meant to indicate happy thoughts of the the past, "for old times' sake."
2) Vince and Dom
3) He invented the dipole antenna, familiar as "rabbit ears."
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