June was called sera monath by the Anglo-Saxons, which translated to “dry month”. More Nobel prize winners are born in June, than in any other month. Some of the famous people throughout history or today with June birthdays are Anne Frank, Che Guevara, George H. W. Bush, Morgan Fre...
The word “nightmare” derives from the Anglo-Saxon word mare, meaning demon; which is related to the Sanskrit mara, meaning destroyer. Funny Did You Honk At Me As two attractive working girls walk past a stopped car, a horn goes off. But it's a set up to catch people's reactions....
the silly side to the holiday that has a “Peter Cottontail hopping down the bunny trail” leaving colored eggs for all the kiddies. We all know about this story. But did you know that the term Easter gets its name from Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess who symbolizes the hare and the ...
besides the striped shirts it also has something to do with the fact that the guys in the band were White Anglo Saxon Protestants (W.A.S.P.) sSubmitted by: bob riedel Sting got his name form a jazz musician, not by the way he dressed. Forget the archives, it came from the man h...
Why They're Funny: it sounds as if Nicky's getting pissy (pardon my Anglo Saxon) over a game of i-spy. Submitted by: Hasina Ghani There are additional Westlife Funny lyrics available.Nonsensical Song Lyrics: "We've Got A World Of Our Own" The Nonsensical Lyrics: I let you in wher...
you need to hop into the way-back machine and travel to Britain where some sixteen hundred years ago Anglo-Saxon descendants of Germanic tribes paid tribute to a goddess of springtime. Small loaves of bread were offered to her in sacrifice; the bread bore a cross that divided each bun into...
The word left in English comes from the Anglo-Saxon wordlyft, which means weak or broken.[1] The causes may include intrauterine crowding, mirror-imaging, and pre- and/or perinatal damage Left-handedness is twice as common in twins than in the general population.[8] ...
As far back as the Anglo-Saxons, the English brewed and drank beer in great quantities. A favorite drink was mead, ale mixed with honey. A record of taxes on beer in the late 1600s indicates the average Englishman drank three quarts per week.[20] When she married Prince William at ...
Finally there is a trio of masters, each the architect of a complete secondary world. ThevastMiddle EarthepicThe Lord of the Rings(1954–55), by the Anglo-Saxon andMiddle English languagescholarJ.R.R. Tolkien, was not written with children in mind. But they have made it their own. It...
The ancient names of iron are iren (anglo-saxons), isarnon (celts), isarn / isen (ancient german), ferrum (latin). Goldis the only metal that is yellow or "golden". Other metals may develop a yellowish color, but only after they have oxidized or reacted with other chemicals. ...