A good nickname can show the reverence fans or the media have for the athlete, and it can demonstrate a wicked sense of humour, but always, it should demonstrate that sport, at its essence, should maintain a sense of fun. Some scholars speculate that the use of single names could have its roots in the slave system.
Daniel Mallia is an HNN intern and a student at Fordham University. More Questions. The infamous story of Vincent van Gogh having cut off his ear is only partially (pardon the pun) true. The tale begins in 1886, when, after years of moving around, van Gogh joined his younger brother, Theo, in Paris. There he met and befriended many notable artists, including the post-impressionist Paul Gauguin.
KISS band member Paul Stanley was born with just one ear. From left, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer and Paul Stanley are KISS. IN HIS recent memoir, Face The Music: A Life Exposed, Paul Stanley revealed that his fellow KISS band members were anti-Semitic, and also that he was born with only one ear.