1. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
(I wonder how many were in the Oxford Dictionary?)
2. The dot over the letter i is called a "tittle".
(I will remember my 'tittle' from now on)
3. Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper' and 'lower' because in
the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters,
the 'upper case' letters were stored in the case on top of the case that
stored the smaller, 'lower case' letters.
4. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple,
and silver!
(I tried! Even got my mom on the case.)
5. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have
$1.19 You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being
able to make change for a dollar.
(OK!?)
6. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law, which
stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your
thumb. (Stipulations for beating your wife...... so a thin tree branch...?...)
7. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of
celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with
apples! (I'll coat the celery in dressing and apples are expensive)
8. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!
(What if I bite my tongue then I cancel out the protectie effect of the gum/chewing)
9. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down
continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
(You know... I could see myself discovering this)
10. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily.
(This is beyond scary)
11. Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as medicine.
12. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
13. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and
sting itself to death.
(If only this worked on some humans)
14. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in
quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless.)
5 comments:
This was very interesting. The logic behind the quicksand has completely bypassed me. The same for chewing gum and it's anti-lacrimatory effect, but if it works, it's very useful. I'm definitely gonna try it. Sure beats wearing my swim goggles in the kitchen.
:-) You live, you learn.
5) Liked it...would never have thought that was possible.
8) and 9)- I do see you trying both.
11) Medicine for what?
Interesting stuff.
Ummm....O....K....soo the dot over the lower case j is also called a tittle?
Hmmm...interesting. Ok! Check this one for #4. silver and Quiver
You need to pay me for that rhyme
And only to push the envelope (smile)..can porridge rhyme with orange?
As for the quicksand...I guess the idea is to increase the surface area to stop from sinking.
Marsha
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