1. Qatar is the only country that starts with the letter Q.
(You can pronounce it Cutter or Kuh-TAR.)
Iraq is the only country that ends with Q.
2. The phrase “throw me under the bus” has only been around for a few decades. The first time someone used it to describe sacrificing someone for selfish reasons was in an article in
“The Times”
of London in 1982.
3. The word “female” is NOT based on the word “male.” Male comes from the Latin word “masculus” . . . and female comes from the French word “femelle.”.
4.
Emma Thompson
is the only person who’s won an Oscar for both acting and writing. She won Best Actress for
“Howards End”
and Best Adapted Screenplay for
“Sense and Sensibility”
.
Here is today’s bonus fact:
5. A hole-in-one on a par-5 hole in golf is called a “condor.” It’s considered the hardest thing to do in golf, and there’s never been one in a pro tournament.
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World Atlas
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Gizmodo
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