“Loganamnosis” is a word to describe an obsession with recalling a specific word that has been forgotten. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: loganamnosis – Wiktionary
Words
WTF Fun Fact – Most Complicated English Word
Oxford English Dictionary editors recently revealed that “run” is now the single word with the most potential meanings in all of English, have over 645 different usage cases for the verb form alone. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The Most Complicated Word in English | Reader’s Digest
WTF Fun Fact – Trencher
A trencher is a type of tableware commonly used in medieval cuisine. It was originally a flat round piece of (usually stale) bread used as a plate, upon which the food could be placed to eat. You could then eat it with sauce or give it to the poor. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Trencher (tableware) – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – How Long Is An Aeon?
In Buddhism, one “Aeon” or kalpa is longer than the amount of time it takes to completely erode a huge rock 16 x 16 x 16 miles in size, by brushing it with a silk cloth once a century.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpa_(aeon)
WTF Fun Fact – Hurkle-Durkle
“Hurkle-durkle” is an old Scottish word meaning to lie in bed after it is time to get up and get going. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – 421 Words For Snow
Scotland has more than 400 words or expressions for snow, according to a project to compile a Scots thesaurus. Academics have documented 421 terms – including “snaw” (snow), “sneesl” (to begin to rain or snow) and “skelf” (a large snowflake). –WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
“Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo” is a grammatically correct sentence using buffalo as a proper noun, verb, and noun. An expanded version: “Buffalo bison that other Buffalo bison bully also bully Buffalo bison.” –WTF Fun Facts
Source: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Pie-Bald Eagle
The bald eagle is not actually bald but has white feathers on its head. It’s name is derived from the word “piebald,” which refers to the eagle’s light and dark colored feathers. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Semantic Satiation
“Semantic satiation” is a psychological phenomenon in which repetition causes a word or phrase to temporarily lose meaning for the listener, who then perceives the speech as repeated meaningless sounds. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Semantic satiation – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Bematist
Ancient Greeks and Egyptians measured long distances by hiring “bematists,” who would count steps while walking between locations. They could measure hundreds of miles with 95%+ accuracy. Eratosthenes used one to calculate the circumference of the Earth within 15% in 240 B.C.E.–WTF Fun Facts
Source:Bematist – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Alektorophobia
Alektorophobia is the fear of hen/chickens. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5248412/
WTF Fun Fact – PEZ Drops
In 1927, Eduard Haas III marketed PEZ as a peppermint sweet in Vienna. The name PEZ is an abbreviation of PfeffErminZ (German for peppermint). The original product was a round peppermint lozenge called PEZ drops.–WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Ton or Tonne
A short Ton is the US customary version, is equal to 2,000 lbs. A long Ton or Imperial Ton is mostly outdated and is equal to 2,240 lbs. A tonne, also known as a metric Ton, is equal to 1000kg or 2,204.6 lbs. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://asseteng.com.au/whats-difference-ton-tonne-one-heavier
WTF Fun Fact – Circus Butcher
In circus lingo, a strolling vendor who sells concessions like popcorn and toys to the audience is called a “butcher.” The origin story is that the first person to do this was the animal meat butcher on the Old John Robinson Show. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Circus and Carnival Lingo and Slang (circusesandsideshows.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Tea Party Slang
In the 1700’s, “bitch the pot” or “stand bitch” was English slang for hosting a tea party. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Gossip Girls: Tea Parties And The Sexist Slang They Inspired : The Salt : NPR
WTF Fun Fact – Active Vocabulary
The average active vocabulary of an adult English speaker is around 20,000 words. Their passive vocabulary which they can recognize and know the meaning of is approximately 40,000 words. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Is Your Vocabulary Higher Than the Average Adult? | DirectExpose (archive.org)
WTF Fun Fact – Origin Of California
The most popular theory for the origin of the state name California is that it was the name of a fictional island located East of the Indies in Las Sergas de Esplandián, a Spanish chivalry novel written in 1510. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Iran’s Flag Inscription
Iran’s current flag has “Allāhu akbar” (“God is great”) repeated 22 times along the bottom of the green stripe and top of the red stripe. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Flag of Iran | Britannica