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Tuesday, October 12, 2004SOME PHOBIAS FOR TODAYThe fear of machinery is called mechanophobia. The fear of others' opinions is called allodoxaphobia. The fear of the opposite sex is called sexophobia. The fear of many things is called polyphobia. Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 5:32 AM Comments (2) (link) Saturday, October 2, 2004BIRDS ‘N THINGSThe Kiwi, New Zealand ’s national bird cannot fly. It is almost blind and lives in a hole in the ground and lays only one egg each year. Despite this, it has survived for more than 70 million years. ASIDE: Obviously, they’ve mastered the art of self-preservation. The largest animal ever seen alive... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 8:55 AM Comments (2) (link) Tuesday, September 28, 2004UGLY SOUNDING WORDS?The ten worst-sounding words in English, according to a poll by the National Association of Teachers of Speech in August, 1946: CACOPHONY, CRUNCH, FLATULENT, GRIPE, JAZZ, PHLEGMATIC, PLUMP, PLUTOCRAT, SAP, and TREACHERY. According to Espy, the ten ugliest-sounding words in English, excluding... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 9:10 AM Comments (6) (link) Thursday, September 23, 2004FACTS FROM THE ANIMAL KINGDOMNo two spider webs are the same. When ants find food, they lay down a chemical trail, called a pheromone, so that other ants can find their way from the nest to the food source. The mosquito is responsible for the most human deaths world-wide. The average adult male ostrich, the world's largest... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 6:38 PM Comments (4) (link) Thursday, September 16, 2004HURRICANE KNOWLEDGE….Did you know that… The wind can bring a tree parallel to the ground and whip it right back up to vertical position without said tree snapping? During a hurricane, the sea can cross a road and snap up a pre-fabricated concrete structure and make off with it? The sea can (1) blast holes in concrete,... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 7:38 PM Comments (6) (link) |
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