Think rap battles were a modern invention? Think again! Medieval poets were dropping fire bars centuries ago, though they called it ‘flyting’ – a verbal showdown where insults flew faster than arrows.
Flyting
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Pill Bugs Are Actually Crustaceans
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Pill bugs are actually crustaceans, not insects. They’re more like tiny, land-dwelling shrimp than other bugs. Pretty cool, huh?
Popcorn Was A Breakfast Cereal
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In the 1800s, popcorn wasn’t just for movies; it was a breakfast cereal, enjoyed with milk and sugar.
FREUDENFREUDE
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FREUDENFREUDE noun / FROI-dən-/fró-duh / The bliss we feel when someone else succeeds, even if we weren’t directly involved.
TV And Sliced Bread
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The television was invented only two years after the invention of sliced bread.
Back When Tigers Smoked
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In Korea, fairy tales begin with ‘Back when tigers smoked’ instead of “Once upon a time’.
Superstition
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Human beings…are far too prone to generalize from one instance. The technical word for this, interestingly enough, is superstition. ~ Francis Crick
Constantly Intrigued
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All I know is that I am constantly intrigued by something I’m doing. ~ William Shatner
Read Interesting Minds
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By reading the writings of the most interesting minds in history, we meditate with our own minds and theirs as well. This to me is a miracle. ~ Kurt Vonnegut
Terpsichorean
Terpsichorean. ADJECTIVE: relating to dancing