Who Owns the Swans in England? and What is on the Belly of a Blue Crab?
You May Never Need to Know This, But....
All of the cobble stones that used to line the streets in New York were originally weighting stones put in the hulls of Belgian ships to keep an even keel.
Pinocchio is Italian for "pine head."
Sheriff came from Shire Reeve. During early years of feudal rule in England, each shire had a reeve who was the law for that shire. When the term was brought to the United States it was shortened to Sheriff.
The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat", which means "the king is dead".
The poisonous copperhead smells like fresh cut cucumbers.
Roberta Flack wrote "Killing Me Softly" about singer Don McLean.
The difference between male and female blue crabs is the design located on their apron (belly.) The male blue crab has the Washington Monument while the female apron is shaped like the U.S. Capitol.
The Les Nessman character on the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati wore a band-aid in every episode; it was either on himself, his glasses, or his clothing.
Michigan was the first state to plow its roads and the first to adopt a yellow dividing line.
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Published by Faye Fairley
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20 Comments
Post a Comment:) I loved Les Nessman & WKRP! I like your trivia series :o)
Interesting how the word 'sheriff' was formed.
interesting stuff
Love this.
Excellent items of trivia here... wonderful series, Faye!
Interesting read!
That's interesting about the copperhead.
How can a poisonous snake smell so good????? These are very interesting.
Faye great series - there are still some streets in NYC particularly in the downtown area that are still cobble stones. The next time I am in the area I will take photos.
I love this series, Faye. Good job with it, cheers :)