| The scientists were referred to as "natural philosopher" in 18th century as prior to the 1800s, science was quite oppressed by Western civilization and thus there was no apt word for someone who explored science. It was actually the English philosopher and science historian William Whewell who coined the term 'scientist' in 1833. |
| The numbers 1488 can be found on the tattoos of white supremacist/Nazi inmates. In the case of white supremacists, the 14 represents 14 words. The 14 words are a quote by Nazi leader David Lane: "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for White Children" The 88 is shorthand for the 8th letter of the alphabet twice, HH, which represents Heil Hitler. |
| 'Dreamt' is the only English word that ends in the letters 'mt'. |
| Fideism is an epistemological theory which maintains that faith is independent of reason, or that reason and faith are hostile to each other and faith is superior at arriving at particular truths. The word fideism comes from fides, the Latin word for faith, and literally means 'faith-ism'. |
| 'Limerence' is the technical term for having a crush on someone. |
| The only word in the English language that both begins and ends with the letters 'und' is 'underground'. |
| The world's largest pyramid is not in Egypt. It's in Cholula de Rivadabia near Mexico City. |
| A group of ferrets is called a business. |
| It takes 75,000 crocus flowers to produce 1 pound of saffron - which is why it is the most expensive spice in the world. |
| Coming up with a solution that actually makes the problem worse is called the "Cobra Effect"! |