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 Cliff Claven Trivia
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   The word "queueing" is the only English word with five consecutive
 vowels.
 
   The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the
   "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.
 
   The two longest one-syllable words in the English language are
   "screeched" and "strengths."
 
   The longest word in the Oxford English Dictionary is
   "floccinaucinihilipilification," which means "the act of estimating
   as worthless."
 
   The abbreviation for pound, "lb.," comes from the astrological sign
   Libra, meaning balance, and symbolized by scales.
 
   February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full
 moon.
 
   Montpelier, Vermont is the only U.S. state capital without a McDonalds.
 
   The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' symbolizes 'two women living under
   one roof'.
 
   In Chinese, the words for crisis and opportunity are the same.
 
   Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people
   without killing them use to burn their houses down - hence the
   expression "to get fired."
 
   The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each
   gallon of diesel that it burns.
 
   Maine is the only state that borders on only one state.
 
   The word 'byte' is a contraction of 'by eight.'
 
   The average ear of corn has eight-hundred kernels arranged in sixteen
 rows.
 
   The famous split-fingered Vulcan salute is actually intended to
   represent the first letter ("shin," pronounced "sheen") of the
   word "shalom."   As a small boy, Leonard Nimoy observed his rabbi
   using it in a benediction and never forgot it; eventually he was
   able to add it to "Star Trek" lore.
 
   The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the
   South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50
   caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being
   loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a
   target, it got "the whole 9 yards."
 
   The term the "Boogey Man will get you" comes from the Boogey
   people, who still inhabit an area of Indonesia. These people still
   act as pirates today and attack ships that pass. Thus the term spread
   "if you don't watch out the Boogey man will get you."
 
   The longest U.S. highway is route 6 starting in Cape Cod, Massachusetts
   going through 14 states, and ending in Bishop, California...
 
   "Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins
   and ends with the letters "und."
 
 Barbie Doll's last name is Roberts
 
 Hearing is not as sharp on a full stomach
 
 A giraffe has a 17 inch tongue
 
 We call it the "french kiss" but in the French tongue it's called the
 "english kiss"
 
 If you have at least 5/8 of a torn dollar bill, it can be redeemed at full
 value
 
 Jaguars are scared of dogs
 
 The words loosen and unloosen mean the same thing
 
 Kleenex was called "Celluwipes" when first marketed in 1924.
 
 7'1" Wilt Chamberlain is the son of 5'8" parents
 
 John Wayne had an 18 inch neck
 
 From: Mark

Wil Stark, wstark04 (at) pobox _dot_com

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