15 Obsolete English Words That Deserve a Comeback
Discover funny obsolete English words like ultracrepidarian, mumpsimus, slubberdegullion, fudgel, apricity, and more—forgotten vocabulary that deserves a comeback.
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The Real Story Behind “Real Genius”
Read more: The Real Story Behind “Real Genius”The Real Life Real Genius Inspiration The 1985 movie Real Genius depicts the adventures of brilliant physics students at the fictional Pacific Tech University. If you are unfamiliar with it, you can read a plot synopsis here.
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The Way to a Fourth Term is Through the Stomach
Read more: The Way to a Fourth Term is Through the StomachMrs. Henrietta Nesbitt was the chief housekeeper of the White House during the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She believed the White House should lead the way in setting an example for the rest of the country about how to get by with less during the Great Depression and to strictly follow rationing requirements…
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The Caltech Sweepstakes Hack: How Students Used Ingenuity Overcome the Odds
Read more: The Caltech Sweepstakes Hack: How Students Used Ingenuity Overcome the OddsDiscover how students used their engineering skills to generate 1.2M entries for a McDonald’s contest, sparking humor, controversy, and ingenuity in 1975. Learn all about the Caltech Sweepstakes Hack.
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Numerical Laughing in the Land of Smiles
Read more: Numerical Laughing in the Land of SmilesIn Thailand, the number 5 is pronounced, “ha.” Instead of seeing LOL, you will frequently see “555,” as slang for laughter. Read more fun facts about languages. Read more fun facts about numbers.
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Getting Your Choice Between a 3% and 30% Tax Rate
Read more: Getting Your Choice Between a 3% and 30% Tax RateThe nation of Mali has two income tax brackets — 3% and 30%. Which one would you fall in? That’s entirely up to you.
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Lodging for Doomsday — Hidden in Plain Sight
Read more: Lodging for Doomsday — Hidden in Plain SightCheck out this amazing story about a massive underground Doomsday bunker, hidden in plain sight. This post was written by dorannrule and originally appeared on the excellent blog Virginia Views — Country Living for Beginners. There is a fascinating place in West Virginia at the Greenbrier Resort. It is called The Bunker, a hidden facility built during the…
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Physician, Heal Thyself
Read more: Physician, Heal ThyselfDr. Horace Emmett came up with a revolutionary advancement for modern medicine: eternal youth. He determined that regular injections of ground-up squirrel testicles would produce immortality, reverse old age, and preserve youthfulness forevermore. He announced his exciting discovery in 1899. He died later that same year. source
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Zeppelin Construction Took a Lot of Guts
Read more: Zeppelin Construction Took a Lot of GutsFind out the curious link between cow intestines and zeppelin construction in World War I.
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Eau de toilette — From a Goat’s Perspective
Read more: Eau de toilette — From a Goat’s PerspectiveBeauty is in the eye of the beholder. Apparently, so is fragrance. Just as teenage boys douse themselves with AXE Body Spray in hopes of attracting the interest of their female counterparts, billy goats urinate on their own heads, hoping to woo lady goats. Read more fun facts about animals. Read more fun facts about…
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Not in the Cards to Repeat a Shuffle
Read more: Not in the Cards to Repeat a ShufflePhoto credit: By Alan Cleaver (Flickr: Shuffling the deck) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons In a deck of 52 cards, there are 80,658,175,170,943,878,571,660,636,856,403,766,975,289,505,440,883,277,824,000,000,000,000 possible combinations. To give you an idea of how many that is, here is how long it would take to go through every possible permutation of cards. If every star in…
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How Much is Googol?
Read more: How Much is Googol?A googol is 10100 or 1, followed by 100 zeroes. In contrast, a googolplex is 10googol or 10(10100) or 1, followed by 10100 zeroes.To write out googolplex, be prepared to invest some time. Also, be prepared for some serious deforestation: A book of 400 pages will hold 106 zeros, so you will need 1094 volumes…
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Hold Your Nose and Take Cover
Read more: Hold Your Nose and Take CoverA person would have to fart continuously for 6 years and 9 months to produce enough gas to equal the energy from one atomic bomb explosion. source
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Sink Your Teeth into these 5 Dracula Fun Facts
Read more: Sink Your Teeth into these 5 Dracula Fun FactsHow much do you know about everyone’s favorite vampire? Find out with these Dracula Fun Facts.
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A Story About Many Stories
Read more: A Story About Many StoriesThe Burj Khalifa (Khalifa Tower) in Dubai officially opened on January 4, 2010. It currently holds the record as the tallest man-made structure.
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Should This Be in the “Self Help” or “True Crime” Section?
Read more: Should This Be in the “Self Help” or “True Crime” Section?Teach Your Wife to Be a Widow, by Donald I. Rogers. If you want your own copy, you can buy it here.
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