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.
Self-portrait: Vincent Van Gogh never spoke about the cause of his missing ear, but it is claimed rival Paul Gauguin chopped it off outside a brothel. History has always painted Vincent Van Gogh as the artist who cut off his ear. But according to researchers, history might have got the wrong man. They believe that, in fact, it was Paul Gauguin, an artist of almost equal renown, who cut off his friend's ear.