Trivia and Amazing Facts 17-07-08
- The language of Taki, spoken in parts of French Guinea, consists of only 340 words.
- The English word "pajamas" has its origin in Persian. It is a combination of the Persian words pa (leg) and jamah (garment).
- It is proper etiquette in Japan to put "-san" after another adult's name, or "-chan" after a young girl's name, or "-kun" after a boy's name, but never use these after your own.
- Feline means catlike, bovine means cowlike, and aquiline means eaglelike.
- The last words spoken from the moon were from Eugene Cernan, Commander of the Apollo 17 Mission on 11 December 1972. "As we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came, and, God willing, we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind."
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