Quatervois (n.) a crossroads; a critical decision or turning point in one's life. |
In the entire state of Ohio in 1895, there were only two cars on the road, and the drivers of these two cars crashed into each other. |
"Scopophobia" is the morbid fear of being seen or stared at by others. |
The current library at Alexandria has a recorded memory of the all the web pages on every website on the Internet since it started in 1996. |
Sobremesa (n.) the time spent around the table after lunch or dinner, talking to the people you shared the meal with, time to digest and savor both food and friendship. |
The smallest parrot species are the Pygmy Parrots, who average at about 8cm in length. |
Some breeds of chickens can lay coloured eggs. The Ameraucana and Araucna can lay green or blue eggs. |
It is estimated that there are a million virus particles per milliliter of seawater. |
noceur (n.) one who sleeps late or not at all; or, one who stays out late to revel or party. |
A knife and fork hybrid does exist - it's called a 'Knork'. |