Nitromagnesite and regimentations, each 14 letters long, are anagrams of each other without any consecutive letters in common.
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Thitherwards contains the most English words spelled consecutively within it: a, ar, ard, ards, er, he, her, hi, hit, hithe, hither, hitherward, hitherwards, I, it, ither, the, thitherward, thitherwards, wa, war, ward and wards, totalling 23 words.
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Valentine's Day is banned in Saudi Arabia.
The nation has a religious police force that uphold the annual ban with support from the Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. Everything related to the holiday is prohibited - candy, flowers, gifts...even the color red! It's outlawed based on a fatwa, or Islamic legal ruling, against pagan holidays. They may have a good point. Even though the holiday often has the word "Saint" preceding it, most of the Valentine's day traditions are rooted in a pagan fertility celebration.
The Saudi officials have recently reminded its citizens about the ban in lieu of the growing popularity of the holiday in the Arab world. Retailers, restaurants, and hotels in the region in particular have been aggressively promoting the holiday, which is really good for business.
Valentine's Day is banned in Saudi Arabia.
The nation has a religious police force that uphold the annual ban with support from the Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. Everything related to the holiday is prohibited - candy, flowers, gifts...even the color red! It's outlawed based on a fatwa, or Islamic legal ruling, against pagan holidays. They may have a good point. Even though the holiday often has the word "Saint" preceding it, most of the Valentine's day traditions are rooted in a pagan fertility celebration.
The Saudi officials have recently reminded its citizens about the ban in lieu of the growing popularity of the holiday in the Arab world. Retailers, restaurants, and hotels in the region in particular have been aggressively promoting the holiday, which is really good for business.
Japan's former capital city (Kyoto, A.D. 794-1868) and present capital city (Tokyo) are anagrams of each other.
In 2005, a U.S. man was charged with using an Internet chat room to organize a mass suicide on Valentines Day.
(I know it sucks to be single on Valentine's Day, but wow. . )
(I know it sucks to be single on Valentine's Day, but wow. . )
Ever wonder why keys are in the order they’re in on the keyboard?
The keyboard we most commonly use today is called the "qwerty" keyboard for obvious reasons, but did you ever wonder why the letters are in that order?
It's actually because the original keyboards would jam if letters that were next to each other were pressed in too rapid succession.
In 1874 Christopher Sholes, who developed the layout, was aiming to slow typists down by putting the most common letters in the most hard to reach places, and thus reduce jamming.
Although modern technology has no issue with jamming, the keyboard stuck and is still the one we use today!
The keyboard we most commonly use today is called the "qwerty" keyboard for obvious reasons, but did you ever wonder why the letters are in that order?
It's actually because the original keyboards would jam if letters that were next to each other were pressed in too rapid succession.
In 1874 Christopher Sholes, who developed the layout, was aiming to slow typists down by putting the most common letters in the most hard to reach places, and thus reduce jamming.
Although modern technology has no issue with jamming, the keyboard stuck and is still the one we use today!
Aftercataracts and tesseradecades, each 14 letters long, are the longest words that can be typed using only those letters normally typed with the left hand. The more common words stewardesses (12 letters) and reverberated (11 letters) are other examples.
The first European post boxes appeared in Paris in the late eighteenth century, which revolutionized the way Valentine cards were produced and delivered.
The woman who created Mother's Day spent the rest of her life protesting the holiday.
Anna Jarvis campaigned to get national recognition for Mother's Day in 1907 after the death of her own mother. However, after the holiday received national recognition and was adopted in 40 other countries, she resented what she saw as the commercialization of her holiday. She was definitely not happy that Mother's Day was reduced to sending cards and candy.
"A printed card means nothing except that you are too lazy to write to the woman who has done more for you than anyone in the world. And candy! You take a box to Mother-and then eat most of it yourself. A pretty sentiment."
Jarvis spent the rest of her life and money campaigning against the holiday. She ultimately died broke and childless.
Anna Jarvis campaigned to get national recognition for Mother's Day in 1907 after the death of her own mother. However, after the holiday received national recognition and was adopted in 40 other countries, she resented what she saw as the commercialization of her holiday. She was definitely not happy that Mother's Day was reduced to sending cards and candy.
"A printed card means nothing except that you are too lazy to write to the woman who has done more for you than anyone in the world. And candy! You take a box to Mother-and then eat most of it yourself. A pretty sentiment."
Jarvis spent the rest of her life and money campaigning against the holiday. She ultimately died broke and childless.
Words that use each of the eight typing fingers just once include: alpiners, biplanes, captions, clasping, esophagi, elapsing, harelips, impalers, jackpots, lifespan, panelist, placings, plainest, plaudits, pleasing, pralines and scalping.
There is a caffeinated bar of soap that has the effect of one cup of coffee!
It is called Shower Shock. It's concentration of caffeine is so strong that it is the equivalent of drinking 1 cup of coffee per shower. This is because the caffeine is absorbed through your skin.
One bar of this soap contains approximately 12 servings/showers per 4 ounce bar with 200 milligrams of caffeine per serving. The price per bar is $6.99 and they promise that showering will give you a “jolt” of energy. So, if you don’t have time for coffee, but still want the effect, this is your solution. Would this change the definition of the phrase “We should go grab a coffee sometime”?
It is called Shower Shock. It's concentration of caffeine is so strong that it is the equivalent of drinking 1 cup of coffee per shower. This is because the caffeine is absorbed through your skin.
One bar of this soap contains approximately 12 servings/showers per 4 ounce bar with 200 milligrams of caffeine per serving. The price per bar is $6.99 and they promise that showering will give you a “jolt” of energy. So, if you don’t have time for coffee, but still want the effect, this is your solution. Would this change the definition of the phrase “We should go grab a coffee sometime”?
"When the love of power is replaced by the power of love the world will know peace" - Jimi Hendrix
The plant life in the oceans make up about 85 percent of all the greenery on the Earth.
Each year 300,000 letters go through Loveland, Colorado, to get a special heart stamp cancellation for Valentines Day.
The 'E' in eBay stands for Echo.
Pierre Omidyar had originally named the company Echo Bay Technology. Sadly, when trying to register the domain name "echobay.com" he found that it was already being used. The site name was shortened to "ebay.com" and the rest is history.
Pierre Omidyar had originally named the company Echo Bay Technology. Sadly, when trying to register the domain name "echobay.com" he found that it was already being used. The site name was shortened to "ebay.com" and the rest is history.
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