Jacuzzi and silhouette are eponyms — that is, they derive from the names of people. An Italian immigrant to California invented the bubbly hot tub called a jacuzzi. And the word silhouette commemorates a penny-pinching treasury secretary who lasted...
In English, we say “Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face,” but the Russian equivalent translates as “Don’t freeze off your ears to spite your mama.” This is part of a complete episode.