stackyFACTSIf you use the word 'OK', you are unwittingly referencing the deeply mediocre 8th US President, Martin Van Buren. His nickname was 'Old Kinderhook', and his 1840 re-election campaign formed 'O.K. Clubs' to support him. He lost the election terribly, but the catchy abbreviation stuck around and eventually infected the entire global lexicon.
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