Friday, April 03, 2020

Things I learned lately 3 Apr


  • Celtic is technically pronounced with a hard 'c' (like k).
  • Islamic rule in the Kingdom of Granada in the south of Spain didn't end until 1492.
  • In the United Kingdom, all citizens of Commonwealth countries (such as Canada and Australia) have full voting rights in UK elections so long as they are residents in the UK at the time of the election.
  • A group of owls is called, depending on the region you’re in, a parliament, a wisdom, a bazaar, or a study.
  • It's called 'pound' cake because in the original recipes, it calls for a pound of butter, a pound of sugar and a pound of flour.
  • Kia has an SUV so large, it has a built in intercom system for the driver to speak to the passengers.
  • As you get older, increasing numbers of your body joints really start trying to get your attention. Constantly.
  • The Onagadori chicken, a Japanese breed, can grow tail feathers as long as 12 metres (over 39 feet).
  • Deep in the forests of Indonesia sits an abandoned church shaped like a chicken.

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