Did you know
· A group of unicorns is called a blessing.
· Twelve or more cows are known as a "flink."
· A group of frogs is called an army.
· A group of rhinos is called a crash.
· A group of kangaroos is called a mob.
· A group of whales is called a pod.
· A group of geese is called a gaggle.
· A group of ravens is called a murder.
· A group of officers is called a mess.
· A group of larks is called an exaltation.
· A group of owls is called a parliament.
· A person from Glasgow, is called a Glaswegian.
· Avocado is derived from the Spanish word "aguacate" which is derived from "ahuacatl" meaning testicle.
· To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles.
· The native tribe of Tierra del Fuego has a language so guttural it cannot have an alphabet.
· Virgina Woolf wrote all her books standing.
· "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
· The youngest letters in the English language are "j," "v" and "w."
· 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.
· "Crack" gets it name because it crackles when you smoke it.
· The Old English word for "sneeze" is "fneosan."
· The word "moose" was originally Algonquin.
· The Sanskrit word for "war" means "desire for more cows."
· The "ZIP" in Zip Code stands for "Zone Improvement Plan."
· Seoul, the South Korean capital, just means "the capital" in the Korean language.
· In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
· An ant lion is neither an ant nor a lion.
· The language Malayalam, spoken in parts of India, is the only language whose name is a palindrome.
· Charles de Gaulle"s final words were, "It hurts."
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