Are these American sayings typical in your vocabulary? Fun ones to use would be “go bananas” or “pie in the sky.” Thick As Thieves Thieves are known for sharing secrets and in older times, thick also meant “close.” Go Bananas To go bananas means to show big emotions like super happy or over-the-top excitement and …
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These sayings are funny and pretty common. Do you use sayings like “belly up” and “burst at the seams”? A Hot Potato The idea is that “no one wants to touch a hot potato,” and this saying means that there’s a topic that no one wants to touch, a “hot potato” topic, if you will. …
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The early fall is the perfect time for a little road trip. The weather is still warm but not too hot, summer crowds have dispersed and autumn tourists haven’t arrived yet, and nature is still gorgeous. That’s what the British friends Neil Cox and J. Antic also thought. So, they decided to hop on a …
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Some of these things could be a very embarrassing thing but most of them seem more like common occurrences than something truly embarrassing. For British people, If they… Spill their coffee on a fresh white shirt, first thing in the morning. This isn’t the best way to start a day but if it’s first thing …
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Some people are a bit kinky. And that’s okay—as long as it’s all consensual and legal, don’t let anybody judge you. But you can’t deny that some kinks are… Well, they’re a little unusual. Scratch that, they can get downright strange. We’re all aware of the more common niche kinks. Yet, people are into much, …
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These fun facts about the circus are all as surprising as hold old popcorn is. There’s a crazy name for the circus curtain, too, and so much more. Human cannonballs travel between 60 and 70 miles an hour when they’re shot. (The air speed feels equivalent to this is driving down the freeway without a …
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What really is better than random fun facts? Nothing, that’s the answer. “Prunes!” Doesn’t really have the same ring to it, does it? In the case of pictures that is, saying ‘prunes’ instead of ‘cheese’ was common in the 1840s. You can sit, lie, stand or dance on the Four Corners monument while being in …
It’s not April anymore, the month that has a national circus holiday, but there’s no bad time for circus fun facts. “Circus” comes from the Latin word circle or ring. Rome’s Circus Maximus could fit an audience of over 150,000 Romans. A typical circus is a traveling company of acrobats, performers, trained animals and clowns. …
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Tear fun facts are things we all need to know about ourselves. Do you know these fun facts about tears? Crying is seen by some researchers as a social signal for others that you need help whether because you’re in pain or sad, in distress or dealing with extreme emotion. The support from others is …
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Did you know the most common eye color is brown? Here are more fun facts for kids, that really anyone will enjoy. Skin is the largest organ on the body. It takes your body about 12 hours to digest food. Your nose won’t grow when you lie, but it does get warmer. Almost half of …
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