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Thursday, July 15, 2004DID YOU KNOW??“Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". There are only four words in the English language which end in "- dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with. The word "lethologica" describes... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 9:03 AM Comments (2) (link) Tuesday, July 13, 2004MORE USELESS ODDMENTSThe name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" came about when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N and O-Z, hence "Oz." The microwave came into existence after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. The average person falls asleep in seven... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 1:53 PM Comments (4) (link) Saturday, July 10, 2004TRIFLING BITS OF BRAIN FOODNo modern language has a true concept of "I am." It is always used linked with are in reference of another verb. The naval rank of "Admiral" is derived from the Arabic phrase "amir al bahr", which means "lord of the sea" In Chinese, the words for crisis and opportunity are the same. German has a... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 9:05 AM Comments (4) (link) Friday, July 9, 2004ANIMAL LIFE....& RUBBER BANDSNope animal life has nothing to do with rubber bands! That's just a random bit thrown in with today's gems. Butterflies taste with their feet. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump. Most likely 'cause they cause a Quake! An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. Starfish haven't got... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 10:22 AM Comments (0) (link) Thursday, July 8, 2004GASEOUS MATTERThese are truly, impossibly, “deep” so I felt they should stand on their own, BUT who in their right mind would even want to think about doing the following anyway?? A disturbed mind came up with this, I'd wager. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 2:24 PM Comments (4) (link) |
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