Yay more weird facts:
Dr. Seuss coined the word 'nerd' in his book "If I Ran The Zoo".
Aibophobia is the fear of palindromes.
MAFIA is an acronym for "Morte Alla Francia Italia Anela": Death To The French Is Italy's Cry. The name Cosa Nostra for the same organization translates to "Our Thing".
A scholar of the works of the Marquis de Sade is a Sadian, not a Sadist (although one title does not preclude the other).
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
The correct response to the Irish greeting "Top of the morning to you" is "And the rest of the day to yourself."
Nutmeg is poisonous if injected intravenously.
Colgate toothpaste is a tough sell in Spanish-speaking countries because the word colgate translates into the command 'go hang yourself'.
In the 1985 Boise, Idaho mayoral election, there were 4 write-in votes for Mr. Potato Head.
The Japanese national anthem has the oldest lyrics (dating to about the ninth century AD), but the music it's set to is from 1880.
In the four professional major-league North American sports (baseball, basketball, football, and hockey), there are only eight teams whose names don't end in 's': The Utah Jazz, the Miami Heat, the Orlando Magic, the Boston Red Sox, the Chicago White Sox, the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Minnesota Wild, and my favorite: the Colorado Avalanche.
The famed Colorado cannibal's name is commonly misspelled. It's actually Alferd Packer, as opposed to Alfred.
ucks rape each other instead of having regular sex.
