Useless InformationDid you know that crabs wee through their eyes? That maidenhair moss is so called because Anglo-saxons thought it looked like pubes? That Albanians have 17 different words for moustache? Astound us with your utterly useless and obscure knowledge.
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chthonic, Thu 17 Mar 2005, 14:48)
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What a lot of mistakesThe reason Americans drive on the right is that the covered wagons had the brake lever on the left, and so the driver would sit on the left hand side to be able to control it while being in the middle of any track. This is in turn due to the wagons being designed by German immigrants who were used to driving on the right.
The reason that Americans spell with Z and British spell with S is that it is only over the last few hundred years that voiced and unvoiced letters have become distinct in English. This is similar to the reason for the Chinese stereotype of "flied lice".
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bloobloo, Fri 18 Mar 2005, 14:49,
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