Fun word that means something
BestLife dug around to find some fun facts that also offer a bit of education. They came up with the word "Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia." It actually means the fear of long words. If you're reading this, you probably don't suffer from that! Incredibly, it's not the longest word in the English dictionary as you can see in this tweet.
Yes, you read that right! "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" and "Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia" are not the longest words in the dictionary. Now, go ahead and try pronouncing that. https://t.co/Pnq1TSD4fh#education #vialinginc #funfact pic.twitter.com/RLCOjXBVwd
— Vialing Inc (@vialinginc) March 6, 2019
The day with no news
Once upon a time there came a day with no news. The BBC reported that back on April 18, 1930 there really was no news. The announcer said, "There is no news." The prime news time then skipped out for the rest of the 15-minute segment and played piano music instead.
Colgate-Palmolive Co and GlaxoSmithKline Plc sued each other over a 'nurdle'
If you didn't know what a nurdle is, Reuters brought it to our attention that it's the blob of toothpaste that lands on your toothbrush when you squeeze the tube. It's serious business too. Colgate-Palmolive Co and GlaxoSmithKline Plc settled a suit eventually, as both Colgate and Glaxo wanted to use the image of the nurdle and the word "Triple" on their products.
The real place where Hell freezes over
There's a place in southern Norway named "Hell." And, yes, according to the Messy Nessy website, it does freeze over. It's one of the coldest places on the planet. Only around 1,500 people live there, but tourists pass through to take selfies under the town's name boards. To those who live in the Norwegian region, the name "Hell" actually means "Luck."
Dolly Parton looks like somebody else
Dolly Parton, ABC tells us, actually looks less like herself than she thought. In fact, she told Nightline that once she "entered a Dolly Parton look-alike contest -- and lost."
