AWESOME FACTS ABOUT EVERYTHING CLVIV

1. Cherophobia is the fear of happiness

2. An arctophile is a collector and lover of teddy bears

3. Norma McCorvey (1947-2017) was the Jane Roe in the landmark 1973 American legal case Roe v. Wade.

4. An adult male kangaroo is called a boomer - making its young (joey) a baby boomer.

5. Edgar Allan Poe rhymed 19 different words with "Lenore" in his poem, "The Raven".

6. Quito, Ecuador is 9,350 feet above sea level - making it the second highest capital city in the world. (The highest - by far - is La Paz, Bolivia at 11,942 feet.) 

7. According to various polls and surveys and Instacart Research Grocery Shopping Data, the three most hated foods in America are (in order of most hated): 

     1. Anchovies

     2. Black licorice

     3. Oysters

Among the other most hated foods are: beets, blue cheese, okra, mushrooms, brussel sprouts, and liver. 

 

8. A trolley problem is a thought experiment in ethics and moral philosophy. It presents a scenario where a runaway trolley is headed for five people, and the only way to save them is to switch the trolley to another track, where it will kill one person instead. The dilemma forces individuals to confront difficult questions about moral obligations, the value of life, and the consequences of their actions. 

 

9.  Minuscule means extremely small or tiny, but it also means the letters of the alphabet printed in lower case. The letters when printed in upper case (capitals) are referred to as majuscule.

 

10. The Mazda Miata MX-5 is the best-selling two-seat sports car in history, a distinction recognized by Guinness World Records.