• Soweto in South Africa was derived from SOuth WEst TOwnship. • The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the “General Purpose” vehicle, G.P. • The book of Esther in the Bible is the only book which does not mention the name of God.
• Soweto in South Africa was derived from SOuth WEst TOwnship.
• The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose” vehicle, G.P.
• The book of Esther in the Bible is the only book which does not mention the name of God.
• Goat’s eyes have rectangular pupils.
• The two longest one-syllable words in the English language are "screeched” and "strengths.”
• It takes a lobster approximately seven years to grow to be one pound.
• The Roman emperor Caligula made his horse a senator.
• The hyoid bone, in your throat, is the only bone in the body not attached to another bone
• Mice, whales, elephants, giraffes and man all have seven neck vertebra.
• Sunbeams that shine down through the clouds are called crespucular rays
• All porcupines float in water.
• Residents of the island of Lesbos are Lesbosians, rather than Lesbians. (Of course, lesbians are called lesbians because Sappho was from Lesbos.)
• In Chinese, the words for crisis and opportunity are the same.
• Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them use to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired.”
• Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village”.
• The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119.
• The shortest verse in the Bible is «Jesus wept.»
• Dolphins don’t automatically breathe; they have to tell themselves to do it.
• The term Cop comes from Constable on Patrol, which is a term used in England.
• Whoopi Goldberg was a mortuary cosmetologist and a bricklayer before becoming an actress.
• The X’s that people sometimes put at the end of letters or notes to mean a kiss, actually started back in the 1000’s when Lords would sign their names at the end of documents to other important people.
It was originally a cross that they would kiss after signing to signify that they were faithful to God and their King. Over the years though, it slanted into the X.
• In ancient Rome it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose
• The Dead Sea is so dense with salt; you can easily float on it without drowning.
• Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most stolen from Public Libraries.
MAY YOU HAVE GOD-GIVEN WISDOM
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