Making You Smarter
* The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe.
* The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
* The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
* "Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und."
* There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
* The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
* The only other word with the same number of letters is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses, its plural.
* The longest place-name still in use is
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki-maungahoronukupokaiwenuakitnatahu, a New Zealand hill.
* Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.
* A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
* The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.
* The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
* The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
* "Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und."
* There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
* The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
* The only other word with the same number of letters is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses, its plural.
* The longest place-name still in use is
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki-maungahoronukupokaiwenuakitnatahu, a New Zealand hill.
* Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.
* A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
* The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.
posted by Ann at
6:06 PM
3 Comments:
This is so interestig and fun! The only one I knew was Donald duck's middle name :) Who figures this stuff out??
This was a fun list! I feel smarter already!!
I bet that hill never got many visitors.
I can't believe Donald Duck has a second name! He can't even afford pants!
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