Woman, Ira Curry, Claims 1 of 2 Winning Lottery Tickets. ATLANTA (AP) â On her way to work, Ira Curry heard on the radio that one of the winning lottery ticket numbers was her familyâs lucky No. 7. She called home, her daughter checked the ticket and in an instant, Curry was a multi-millionaire.
Pygmy peoples. A pygmy is a member of an ethnic group whose average height is unusually short; anthropologists define pygmy as a member of any group where adult men are on average less than 150 cm (4 feet 11 inches) tall. A member of a slightly taller group is termed pygmoid.
Armstrong's self-effacing nickname, Satchmo, came about during a meeting with a British musical magazine editor, who had wanted to properly greet the gent from across the pond. Having heard that Armstrong was called by a variety of monikers referring to the size of his mouth, including Dippermouth, Gatemouth, and Satchelmouth, the tongued-tied editor blurted out Hello, Satchmo!