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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