If you've noticed that your car has thick smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe, it may be a sign that your engine needs some attention. Just like you can examine an animal's stool to get an idea of its health, you can pay attention to the quality of your car's exhaust to get an idea of what's going on inside the engine.
The word sulfur has old roots. It comes from the ancient Latin word for sulfur, sulpur, which later changed to sulphur, perhaps under the influence of the Arabic word for yellow, sufra.
Quick Answer. Chicago got its name from the word shikaakwa, which means wild onion in the Algonquin language. Because the wild onions grew profusely in the area around the Chicago River the Algonquins used shikaakwa to refer to the area. Continue Reading.