Trivia and Amazing Facts
- India has the most post offices in the world
- The word "tip," meaning a gratuity, was originally an acronym standing for "To Insure Promptness."
- The word monsoon is derived from the Arabic word mausim, meaning "season." It was first used by Arab sailors to describe the seasonal winds that blow across the Arabian Sea
- In the Netherlands, a support group for people with autism has coined a new term for those who are not autistic - "neurologically typical"
- An oast is a kiln used for drying hops, malt, or tobacco
