Trivia and Amazing Facts 23-06-08

• When the full-length, poetic name of Bangkok, capital of Thailand, is used, it is usually abbreviated to "Krung Thep"(City of Angels). The full-length version is the longest place name of any town or city in the world (167 letters): Krung thep mahanakhon bovorn ratanakosin mahintharayutthaya mahadilok pop noparatratchathani burirom udomratchanivetma hasathan amornpiman avatarnsa thit sakkathattiyavisnukarmprasit.

• There are no words in the English language rhyme with month, orange, silver, or purple.

• There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious."

• Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.

• In the Middle English, the word "minister" meant "lowly person." It was originally adopted as a term of humility for men of the church.

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