Trivia and Amazing Facts 14-04-08

• The word "four" has four letters. In the English language there is no other number whose number of letters is equal to its value.

• English has replaced Russian as the most popular foreign language in schools in China.

• Benjamin Franklin compiled a list of more than 200 synonyms for "drunk," including cherry-merry, nimptopsical, and soaked.

• Portmanteau words are descriptive word combinations, such as brunch (from breakfast and lunch), motel (from motor and hotel), and smog (from smoke and fog).

• The term "hung jury," a jury that cannot agree on a verdict, was coined in the 1840s.

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