Flyting
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.
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Pill Bugs Are Actually Crustaceans
Pill bugs are actually crustaceans, not insects. They’re more like tiny, land-dwelling shrimp than other bugs. Pretty cool, huh?
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Popcorn Was A Breakfast Cereal
In the 1800s, popcorn wasn’t just for movies; it was a breakfast cereal, enjoyed with milk and sugar.
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FREUDENFREUDE
FREUDENFREUDE noun / FROI-dən-/fró-duh / The bliss we feel when someone else succeeds, even if we weren’t directly involved.
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TV And Sliced Bread
The television was invented only two years after the invention of sliced bread.
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Back When Tigers Smoked
In Korea, fairy tales begin with ‘Back when tigers smoked’ instead of “Once upon a time’.
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Superstition
Human beings…are far too prone to generalize from one instance. The technical word for this, interestingly enough, is superstition. ~ Francis Crick
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Constantly Intrigued
All I know is that I am constantly intrigued by something I’m doing. ~ William Shatner
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Read Interesting Minds
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
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Terpsichorean
Terpsichorean. ADJECTIVE: relating to dancing
