Word Did You Know - Part 5

  • Did you knowM*A*S*H stood for 'Mobile Army Surgical Hospital'
  • Did you know'fan' is short for 'fanatic'
  • Did you knowclinophobia is the fear of going to bed
  • Did you knowthe number 4 is the only number that has the same number of letters in it
  • Did you knowyou can't trademark surnames
  • Did you knowthe 'you are here' arrow on maps is called an ideo locator
  • Did you knowa group of foxes is called a skulk
    • Did you knowa connected bunch of bananas is called a hand and individual bananas are called fingers
    • Did you knowarachibutyrophobia is fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth
    • Did you knowa 15th anniversary is called a quindecennial
    • Did you knowa nanosecond is one billionth of a second
    • Did you knowbrontology is the study of thunder
    • Did you knowthe expression to 'knuckle down' originated from playing marbles (players used to put their knuckles to the ground for their best shots)
    • Did you know'orology' is the study of mountains