FI'S FRIDAY FACTS

 "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"

 

 Almonds are members of the peach family.

 

 The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.

 

 There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous,

stupendous, and hazardous.

 

 The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

Normally called Silicosis.  A disease caused by the prolonged inhalation of fine siliceous dust.

Siliceous dust, normally comes from Limestone or flint.

 

 The longest place-name still in use is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukup okaiwe-nuakit natahu, a New Zealand hill. Though I bet the locals just say “Up there!

 

 Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reinade los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size,L.A.

 

 An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

 Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

 Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button. It was eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery.

 Telly Savalas and Louis Armstrong died on their birthdays.

 Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.

 The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint - no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers.

 A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

 'Stewardesses' is the longest English word that is typed with only the left hand.

 

 Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.

 The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means "the king is dead."

 

Now you are all educated, my job is done! Just have to go and educate myself now! X