In 1939, the first public proposal that the U.S. should fluoridate its water supplies was made, not by a doctor, or dentist, but by Cox, an industry scientist working for a company threatened by fluoride damage claims.
Snatam Kaur Khalsa /sÉËnÉËtÉm ËkÉËr/ (Punjabi: à¨¸à¨¨à¨¾à¨¤à¨® à¨à©à¨° à¨à¨¼à¨¾à¨²à¨¸à¨¾, born 1972 in Trinidad, Colorado), is an American singer, songwriter and author. Kaur performs new age Indian devotional music, kirtan, and tours the world as a peace activist. The surname Kaur, meaning princess, is shared by all female Sikhs.
History [edit]. Kaur is a name used by Sikh women as a last name. It can be regarded as a true surname. The tenth guru of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh, made it mandatory for Sikh females to use the name Kaur and for Sikh males to use the name Singh, when he administered Amrit (baptism) to both males and female Sikhs.ingh is also used by some females because Singh can be a last name. It is the most common last name used by Sikhs. Kaur provides Sikh women with a status equal to all men. This was also intended to reduce the prejudice created by caste-typing based on the family name.