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Trivia and Amazing Facts 03-05-15


 
Trivia and Amazing Facts    
  • The original name for butterfly was flutterby
  • Something freckled can be said to be "lentiginous."
  • The # symbols is often referred to as a "number sign" or "pound sign." Its actual name is an octothorpe
  • Something that is funny, or is able to or inclined to incite laughter, is "risible."
  • Poliosis is the graying of the hair. It comes from polios, the Greek word for "gray."