No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
Hirple ( to walk with a limping gait ) and curple ( part of a horse’s tack that goes under the tail )
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There are only four words in the English language which end in ‘dous’: tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous
Also, the rare zoological word annelidous.
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There are only four words in the English language which end in ‘dous’: tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. This list comes up in my dictionary:
apodous, arthropodous, brachiopodous, branchiopodous, hazardous, horrendous, jeopardous, koudous, pelecypodous, stupendous, tremendous unhazardous.
There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: ‘abstemious’ and ‘facetious.’ abstentious, adventitous, anemphilous are some extras to add to the list. There are many more.
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain. (Know some people like that???) False […]
If the population of China walked past you, 8 abreast, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction. Incorrect. They are now limited to one child per family and it would also deend on how fast they walked and whether they actually took any time off to have sex.
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The QE 2 (ocean liner) moved only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burned. Not correct. http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/trivia/qe2.asp
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Winston Churchill was born in a ladies’ room during a dance. False http://www.snopes.com/history/world/churchill.asp
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