An "Interesting Facts" post is Lisa's idea. So, if there is a fact that you have always wanted to share, here's your chance. Click on "Comments" and post your fact(s). Here are a few to get you started.
"Fan" is an abbreviation for the word "fanatic." Toward the turn of the 19th century, various media referred to football enthusiasts first as "football fanatics," and later as a "football fan."
A coward was originally a boy who took care of cows.
There are six words in the English language with the letter combination "uu." Muumuu, vacuum, continuum, duumvirate, duumvir and residuum.
EXCEPT FOR ONE, all the nations of the world that begin with the letter "A" also end with the letter "A" (for example, Albania, Algeria, Argentina--what are some others?). What is the one nation that begins with the letter "A" but does NOT end with the letter "A." EXCEPT FOR ONE. What is it? (Click on Comments for the Answer)
And, now, what are YOUR interesting facts?
38 comments:
AFGHANISTAN
What about Azerbaijan???
Let's guess the others that start and end with the letter A...
There's Africa, America, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona... JUST KIDDING
Seriously, your facts were very interesting, especially the one about the origin of the word fan.
Maybe your fact was written during a lapse of Azerbaijani independence.
Well, Tavia, the online fact site must have made a mistake. They must have forgotten about Azerbaijan. I will tell them so, right now!
POSTMUSCULAR is the longest word typed using alternating hands.
STEWARDESSES is the longest word that can be typed with one hand.
I don't get the POSTMUSCULAR one. Because you type P and O with the same hand. But, I like the STEWARDESSES one.
So, it's two letters in a row per hand.
I think this Interesting Facts thing is going to fizzle out in no time, because I don't know if I necessarily believe all of them; also, it's so easy to copy and paste them from internet, that if you really want to know them, you can go there instead of here.
I suggest we play a game on this page, what do you think? Like, PASSWORD, but a different version. We could play it like this: One person thinks of a word, and he gives one clue a day, or one clue twice a day (or however), and everyone submits one answer a day (or however). Then whoever gets it right is their turn to give clues to a word.
Think about it...
In the meantime, here's more interesting facts:
No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
The inventor of the flushing toilet was Thomas Crapper. (Ah, so that's where we got the word CRAP.)
The number of people alive on earth right now is higher than the number of all the people that have died. Ever.
The average chocolate bar has 8 insect legs in it.
On average, a 4-year-old child asks 437 questions a day. (Now I've heard it all... If that's true, though, I wonder how many of those questions get answered. Or, how many of them are answered correctly.)
Abe Lincoln bought 50 cents worth of cocaine in 1860. (So just imagine, since in his day .50 cents was worth much more than it is now, the amount he bought was probably the equivalent to a gram of coke as we know it, so President Lincoln was "in fact", a CRIMINAL, according to our twisted way of thinking in the year 2006.)
Want me to start the PASSWORD game? Now, THIS is going to be fun.
Here's the first clue: RISING
toooo much time on your hands
FLOATING
TEMPERATURE
SUN?
Did I say TEMPERATURE? I meant SUN, too.
STAR
NO, none of the above answers are correct. Here is your second clue: STEEP
INCLINE?
ELEVATING?
good guess tavia. wonder if it is right. LISA, we need another clue
OK, next clue is UPHILL.
But just so you know, this is kind of a hard word, not one that I'd expect anyone to guess. So if you want to start new game and have someone else give clues, it's up to you.
Since I took so long to give last clue, I'll give another one to make up for it.
The clue is: ASCENT
CLIMBING?
SCALING?
Like I said, you won't guess it, so I feel bad each time someone tries. It's just not a word anyone would think to use, that's the problem. Should I just give the answer and be done with it?
But in the meantime, if you insist on a new clue, here it is: UPGRADE
okay, then, i give up.
GRADIENT?
CLAMBERING!
The funny thing is my 10 minute period of time between guesses here. It is obvious I was thinking about it and came back for another guess, huh?
Yes Tavia, and that means we could really get a good game going here, even if it's not Password. Your guesses were very good, by the way.
The word was ACCLIVITY.
OK, if we're still going to play Password, someone needs to give us the first clue. Tavia? Linnette? Neisha? Mom? Shavawn? Chaz? John? Obviously Carol (aka Anonymous) thinks I have too much time on my hands, so I'm sure she won't be playing...
Oh, Alyssa and Leo, are you guys playing? Greg? Kelley? Anna? Kayla?
Have you ever noticed how tempting it is to put another comment, even though you have nothing more to say? I couldn't resist!
Ooops! Did it again.
Lisa, you're so funny. I know you hear that all the time, but you really are very unique.
Neisha, I can't take a compliment like that. It's too much for me. I don't know what to do with it.
Seriously, thank you. (What is your address so I can send you that check?) Get it? lol
Lisa, please stop.
Why? There can only be three possible reasons, coming from YOU, Tavia:
1, because you're laughing so hard your stomach hurts (yeah right);
2, because I'm making a fool of myself, and you're embarrassed for me;
3, because every time you visit the blog you see me, and it's just, well, getting repulsive.
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