Illeists

Fact- an Illeist is someone who refers to themselves in the third person

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A Murder

Fact- the word for a group of crows is a "murder"

Plurals

Fact- When referring to multiple fish, all of the same species, the plural is "fish". When referring to multiple fish, of multiple species, the plural is "fishes"

Sea Otters

Fact- Sea otters are social animals that can float in groups from 10 to more than 100 individuals. They're called rafts.

I love otters!

Shoes

Fact- The metal thing you use to measure your feet to see what size shoe to buy is called a Brannock Device.

Typing

Fact- Alaska is the only state that can be typed using the keys on only one row

Manx

Fact- Manx cats were bred on the Isle of Man around 1750 and thats where the name comes from. In the native Manx language, the cats are called stubbin.

Plurals

Fact- there are three acceptable forms of the plural for octopus: octopi, octopusses, and octopods.

NYPD

fact- The term "cop" comes from the fact that originally, the NYPD didn't wear uniforms, but were distinguished by their copper badges

Differences

Fact- The difference between folk tales and fairy tales is that all fairy tales have magic in them

Trekies!

Fact- Ferengi, the name of a Star Trek alien race is also the Persian word for "foreigner"

Spelling Games Stink Anyway

Fact- the hardest word to guess in hangman is..."jazz"

"Junk"

Fact- The word "junk" was originally a nautical term used for old, useless pieces of rope of uncertain origin

Further Info- the term was later expanded to include other objects that were old and useless

Behind the Scenes- a character on one of my favorite shows, NCIS, Ducky, is also interested in useless, random pieces of information. The latest episode had the team investigating a murder where the corpse was found in a junk yard...of course Ducky had to impart his knowledge to the rest of the team.