Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Ten interesting facts

1.) Until the year 1920, Canada was planning on invading the U.S.
2.) It was discovered on a space mission that a frog can throw up.
3.) It is illegal to be a prostitute in Siena, Italy, if your name is Mary.
4.) More than 40,000 parasites and 250 types of bacteria are exchanged during a typical French kiss!
5.) The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language
6.) Given the opportunity, deer will chew gum and marijuana
7.) All the swans in England are property of the Queen
8.) President George W. Bush was once a cheerleader!
9.) A group of frogs is called an army.
10.) Lions mate up to 50 times a day.

   
    According to the Oxford English Dictionary, word set has 464 meanings, while the word run is a distant second, with 396 definitions.
Other notable multiple meaning words  are go with 368, take with 343, stand with 334, get with 289, turn with 288, put with 268, fall with 264, and strike with 250. 

http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/t47.html

    Bush Cheerleader Picture

     George W. Bush was a cheer leader at Andover.

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