Reading Time: 3 minutes The original meaning of the word nice was ignorant. As you can see, this is a far cry from what the word actually means today. But what’s even more surprising is that the meaning of the word nice, as it stands today, is a very recent change from its original meaning. In fact, for the majority …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Undoubtedly one of the most popular stories written by Dr Seuss is Green Eggs and Ham. Rarely a child who has picked up one of his books wouldn’t have at least heard of it. One of the most amazing things about Green Eggs and Ham is the number of words used, and it was written …
Reading Time: 3 minutes I can imagine that I would be fairly accurate in assuming that the vast majority of people reading this would have only watched the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and never set their eyes on the original book. Sadly, for a lot of films that have been adapted from novels, this is a tragic trend. While being …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes What is the origin of the word soccer? I know that this is a touchy term to use, especially for the purists of the game, but you may be surprised to discover that it was actually the original term for the world game. That’s right. The origin of the word soccer predated the singular word …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Who would have ever thought that coffins and caskets have differences? Unless you are in the trade of either constructing the burial boxes or an undertaker, I guess most people would gave thought they were one and the same. But there is a small difference in coffins and caskets however, even though ultimately it doesn’t …
Reading Time: 2 minutes I knew the banks were evil and I couldn’t trust them, but I bet most of you already knew that. However, right now I have an even deeper distrust of them, and it’s all because of a little discovery I made about a very common type of long term transaction that they offer. What was …
Reading Time: 4 minutes When it comes to the English language there are many interesting little things about it that a lot of people don’t know. We’re not talking about spelling and grammar, we are talking about interesting and slightly weird English language facts. So sit back and enjoy some of the best that we have to offer, because it …
Reading Time: 2 minutes If there was ever an example of why you should never give up, this would have to be it. Dr. Seuss is one of the best known authors to have ever lived. His fame among children is renowned the world over. One of his most famous creations is The Cat In the Hat, which has …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Before we begin discussing some words with no rhyme, we want to test you out with a little quiz. What word rhymes with wolf? If you can think of the answer write it down and you will get the answer at the end of this fact. We al know what rhymes are. In school, and …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Many of us have more than one name at birth, such as middle names, but usually use only one. As we grow up family and friends may give us nicknames that we will grow accustomed to and answer to. But it’s rare for us to have more than a few names at a time. Sure, …
