The English language has a long and convoluted history. As such, it’s picked up plenty of words from very unlikely sources over the years. We’ve covered 12 English words with unusual origin stories before, but there are many more to go. So, we figured we’d revisit this story to bring you more odd etymology. Here …
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They just don’t make ‘em like they used to these days. In some cases, that’s a good thing. Although you can still absolutely buy very dangerous products and gadgets today, we can all be grateful to have at least some level of safety regulations in place for most things. It was a very different story …
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We all become bones eventually. While unfortunate for us, our remains can tell a lot about our way of life to future archeologists. That, or they could unearth our bones and utterly confused and creeped out by what they see. Occasionally, some weird human remains pop out of the ground for one reason or another. …
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There are so many wild things that happened in the 90s. Do you know about these stories from that decade? The body of Zachary Taylor was exhumed June 17, 1991, almost 150 years after his death, to see if he was murdered. Originally, cholera was thought to be the be the cause of death, but …
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What do you know about comets? Here are some fun facts about these objects flying around the Earth. Comets appear in the sky like streaks because they’re actively melting. The core of a comet is called the comet nucleus and can be several kilometers wide, like the size of a small town. Comets are composed …
Archeologists pry open the long-forgotten tomb of an Egyptian Pharaoh, quickly distributing its contents and the Pharaoh’s mummy to museums around the world. Shortly thereafter, however, the intruders start dropping dead one by one from a mysterious disease. The Pharaoh’s curse has struck! It sounds like the plot of a B-class horror movie, but this …
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What do you know about summer plants? Did you know some orchids smell like different foods? Apples, peaches, pears, cherries, raspberries, strawberries and more are part of the rosaceae family. Evidence that grapes were grown about 8,000 years ago in Mesopotamia, or today’s Iraq, and that’s where the first of the wine was made. Talking …
Do you need more facts about hair? Here they are. The werewolf legend is believed to have originated from an abnormality called Hirsutism, meaning extra hair on your face and body grows where it’s not supposed to. Hair is composed of the following elements: Carbon (50%), Oxygen (21%) Nitrogen (17%), Hydrogen (6%), Sulphur (5%). Darker …
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What do you know about the red planet? Do you know that no human has ever stepped foot on the planet Mars? Hellas Planitia is a huge crater on Mars located on the Red Planet’s southern hemisphere. It’s over 3.7 miles deep and 1.242 miles across. One of the most distinctive features of Mars is …
The elephant is the largest land mammal and that means big numbers for everything else, too. Nutrition and food for an elephant comes in the form of grass, shrubs, leaves, fruits, roots, twigs, branches and tree bark. It all depends on the season and the habitat. The trunk of an elephant weighs about 300 pounds. …
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