Sunday, October 2, 2011

TRIVIA BITS

 

  • the winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze over completely
  • the word 'almost' is the longest in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order
  • the word denim comes from 'de Nimes' or from Nimes which is a town in France
  • the word fortnight is a contraction of the 2 words 'fourteen nights'
  • the word 'karate' means 'empty hand'
  • the word laser stands for 'Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation'
  • the word 'lethologica' describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want
  • the word old English word 'juke' meaning dancing lends its name to the juke box
  • the word 'rhythms' is the longest word without any vowels
  • the word 'Strengths' is the longest word in the English language with just one vowel
  • the word 'taxi' is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, and Portuguese

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