The raised reflective dots in the middle of highways are called Botts Dots

Phaneromaniacs are obsessed with picking their scabs and biting their nails

Minus 40 degrees Celsius is exactly the same as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit

The word Whiskey derives from the from the Gaelic for meaning water of life

Oneiromancy is the practice of predicting the future by interpreting dreams

Those stars and colours you see when you rub your eyes are called phosphenes

The piece that protrudes from the top end of an umbrella is called a ferrule

With a passing rate of 00002% the SAT is one of the hardest tests in America

Hydroponics is the technique by which plants are grown in water without soil

A bird s normal body temperature is usually 7-8 degrees higher than a human s

You can t say the letters B M or P without letting your lips touch each othe

The necktie was invented in Croatia and was originally part of military dress

The word set has more definitions than any other word in the English language

The word Jeep is a derivative of the expression G P or General Purpose Vehicle

The word encyclopaedia comes from two Greek words meaning a circle of learning