Category Archives: Language

Jan 20 2017
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Consumer, Language

Fact #1277: The generic name for the then-trademarked term “Trampoline” is “rebound tumbler”.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trampoline

Jan 06 2017
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Language, Places

Fact #1267: Russians celebrate Christmas on January 7th.

счастливого Рождества!

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_in_Russia?wprov=sfsi1

Jan 05 2017
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Entertainment, Language

Fact #1266: “Shrek” means ‘fright’ in Yiddish.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrek!

Dec 16 2016
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Language

Fact #1253: The word “traitor” originated from the word traditor, who were Christian bishops who handed over their scriptures to the Romans to escape persecution. (Also the root for “tradition”).

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditors

Sep 28 2016
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Language

Fact #1197: “Meme” is an actual dictionary term that means “an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from one person to another in a culture.”

Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meme

Sep 19 2016
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History, Language, Science

Fact #1190: Moron, idiot, and imbecile were classifications of IQ level until the 70s.

Source: http://www.campbellmgold.com/archive_esoteric/morons_imbeciles_idiots.pdf

Sep 09 2016
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Language

Fact #1184: Lululemon’s name came from the founder’s desire to watch Japanese people try to pronounce it.

Sep 08 2016
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History, Language

Fact #1183: The phrase ’23 Skidoo’, meaning “let’s get out of here”, was America’s first truly national fad expression.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_skidoo_(phrase)

Sep 06 2016
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Language, Places

Fact #1181: The U.S. is the only English speaking country that pronounces Z as zee instead of zed.

Source: http://grammarist.com/usage/zee-zed/

Aug 12 2016
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History, Language

Fact #1165: When the Spanish landed on the Yucatan Peninsula, they asked “where are we?”, to which the indigenous population responded “Yucatan”, meaning “I don’t understand what you’re saying”.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucat%C3%A1n_Peninsula#Etymology

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