February 2020 - Page 3 of 6

10 Everyday Words Whose Meanings No One Can Agree On

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(via Listverse) Words can be tricky. Just ask Alanis Morissette or any of the five billion people who misuse “literally”

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(via Mental Floss) From the familiar faces that grace your morning cereal boxes to those recurring television characters whose full

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(via Atlas Obscura) There’s a whole lot we don’t know between vision and speech perception.

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(via Listverse) Being an inventor has always seemed to be a pretty awesome career choice; if you’re good at, it

(via Amusing Planet) An architectural oddity found only in the US state of Vermont is the so-called “witch window”. These

(via Mental Floss) Here are the backstories behind some of the Man in Black’s most famous songs—and maybe a little

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(via Smithsonian) Formed 100 years ago, the Negro Leagues were a resounding success and an immense source of pride for

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(via Listverse) Valentine’s Day is a fun but frivolous holiday that has managed to remain in our lexicon after all

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(via Mental Floss) Once again, Valentine’s Day is upon us—a day when the phone lines at any restaurant worth its

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(via Amusing Planet) Not all bees sting. There are about five hundred bee species out of twenty thousand that have

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(via Great Big Story) It’s not a mirage—there is indeed a medieval castle and a Buddhist temple in the middle

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(via Mental Floss) If you’ve ever purchased a used book or cracked open a library title, chances are you’ve seen