Festoon

(fe-STOON), verb

1.To adorn with hanging chains or strands of any material.

 

2.Dentistry . To reproduce natural gum patterns around the teeth or a denture.

 

noun:

1.A string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.

 

2.A decorative representation of this, as in architectural work or on pottery.

 

3.A fabric suspended, draped, and bound at intervals to form graceful loops or scalloped folds.

 

4.Dentistry . The garlandlike area of the gums surrounding the necks of the teeth.

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Fact of the Day: Phobias-

 

1. Arachibutyrophobia- the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth

2. Gynophobia- fear of women

3. Sitophobia- the irrational fear of food   

Pulchritude

(PUL-kruh-tood), noun

1.That quality of appearance which pleases the eye; beauty; comeliness; grace; loveliness.

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Fact of the Day- FRUIT- 

1. There are over 200 different known species of raspberries but only 2 species are grown on a large scale.  

2. Each person in the U.S. eats about 12.5 lbs (5.6 kilos) of citrus per year!!!

3. There are over 700 varieties of peaches-some Chinese varieties are even flat like hockey pucks!

 

Qat

(qat), noun

Form of kat

Kat
(kat), noun

an evergreen shrub, Catha edulis,  of Arabia and Africa, the leaves of which are used as a narcotic when chewed or made into a beverage.

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Fact of the Day:FLOWERS- 

    

Floccinaucinihilipilification

(flok-suh-naw-suh-nahy-hil-uh-pil-uh-fi-key-shuhn), nounThe estimation of something as valueless/ worthless.
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 Fact of the Day: KILLER WHALES-  
     1. Killer Whales are cetaceans which belong to the order Delphinidae. This means that they are “Dolphins” regardless the word “whale” is in its name.
    2. Killer Whales eat up to 5% of their body weight each day. This averages out to over 500 pounds of food for each Killer Whale.
    3. The life expectancy of a killer whale in the wild is 50 - 60 years for males, and up to 90 years for females, however, killer whales in captivity live less than 30 years.

 

Quidnunc

(KWID-nuhngk), noun

     1.One who is curious to know everything that passes; one who knows or pretends to know all that is going on; a gossip; a busybody.
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Fact of the Day: PLATYPUSES-

                                               1. Have poisonous stngers on their back feet

     2. Only mammal (except for the echidna) that lays egg

   3. Babies hatch from the eggs the size of lima beans

Maladroit

(mal-uh-DROYT), adjective

1. Lacking adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful; inept.

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Fact of the Day SEA SPONGES-

1. In such places as the Caribbean Sea, sponges can actually filter all of the water in the sea in one day. 

 

2. Although they do contain chlorophyll pigments found in plants, sea sponges are animals. Sea sponges were called zoophytes and considered to be both plant and animals until late in the 1800s. 

 

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Paroxysm

(PAIR-uhk-siz-uhm), noun

1.(Medicine) A sudden attack, intensification, or recurrence of a disease.

2.Any sudden and violent emotion or action; an outburst; a fit

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Fact of the Day: WEIRD FISH-

 

Okay, I think that is enough... though the top one does remind me of one of my sisters.

Latitudinarian

(lat-uh-too-din-AIR-ee-un), adjective/ noun


1. Having or expressing broad and tolerant views
2. A person who is broad-minded and tolerant; one who displays freedom in thinking
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Fact of the Day: Turtles-

1. Some land turtles can out run a human.

2. Turtles have good eyesight, seeing in full color and a strong sense of smell.  They have excellent hearing and sense of touch.  Their shells have feeling due to nerve endings.

3. Only one hatchling in a thousand make it to adulthood (15-25 yrs) They can live to be over 100 yrs old.

Recidivism

(rih-SID-uh-viz-uhm), noun

A tendency to lapse into a previous condition or pattern of behavior; especially, a falling back or relapse into prior criminal habits.

ex.; Shiloh's recidivism of murder made her children cry every evening.

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Fact of the Day: The BODY-

1. Your brain is 80% water.

2. With enough adrenaline pumping from fear, anger, etc., you would be able to lift a small car.

3. Throughout your life, you produce enough saliva to fill 2 average sized swimming pools.  

Foofaraw

(FOO-fuh-rah), noun

Flashy or excessive ornamentation; as in, " oh, look at that lady's foofaraw"

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Fact of the Day: 3 POINTLESS ANIMAL FACTS:
1. A shrimp's heart is in its head
2. 2 rats in 18 months can have over a million descendants
3. In a study of 200,000 ostriches over 80 years, not one stuck its head in the sand, they only laid flat on the ground. 

Redivivus

(red-uh-VY-vus), adjective

Brought back to life, restored, renewed


Fact of the day
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SCORPIONS: 1. Female scorpions have a habit of eating the males after mating
                        2. Scorpions can have up to 10 eyes, though their eyesight can be quite poor
                        3. There are 2,000 or more species of scorpions and 40-50 of them have poison enough to kill humans.

The Beginning

Hey everyone. This is the blog I am starting. It will be filled with unusual words, facts, and all manner of hilarious hogwash. Hope you like it!!!!