Here are some random facts for you.
1. No one is sure where the word “dog” came from.
A linguist says “dog” only became the standard term within the past 500 years or so. During the Middle English period from 1100 to 1450, “dog” was often used as an insult directed at people.
Centuries ago, “hound” was the more common term for a domestic canine, and we know THAT word came from the Old English word “hund.”
2. The name Imogen is probably a typo. Historians believe Shakespeare was trying to write about a legendary British queen named Innogen in his play “Cymbeline”, but it was printed as “Imogen”, and that stuck.
3. The first in-flight movie was called “Howdy Chicago!”, and it was shown on a plane in 1921.
4. Almost all mammals, including humans, pee for the same amount of time, an average of 21 seconds. Different species all have different sized bladders, but compensate for it with their “flow.”
5. When the Beatles were making “Abbey Road”, they originally planned on calling it “Everest”. But they didn’t want to fly over Mt. Everest to take a cover photo, it was easier to just walk outside and take a photo on Abbey Road.
(NPR / Wikipedia / Wikipedia / LiveScience / Whizzpast)
