Trivia and Amazing Facts 12-05-08
- Maine is the only state (in USA) whose name is just one syllable.
- If you add together all the numbers on a roulette wheel (1 to 36), the total is the mystical number 666, often associated with the Devil.
- A three-letter, one-syllable word that becomes a three-syllable word by adding one letter to the end of it: The word "are" has three letters and one syllable - "area" has three syllables.
- "Mrs." is the abbreviation of Mistress, which originally was a title and form of address for a married woman. It was always capitalized.
- Bloomers, or ladies pantaloons got their name from suffragette Amelia Bloomer.
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