Thursday, November 6, 2008

Camel's Brushes, Earl's Wife, and Scotland's Lincoln

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Thursday November 6, 2008

How did camel's hair brushes get their name?

Camel's-hair brushes are not made of camel's hair. They were invented by a man named Mr. Camel.

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Which professionals have the largest vocabulary?

Of all professionals in the United States, journalists are credited with having the largest vocabulary -- approximately 20,000 words.

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What would you call an earl's wife?

An earl is a British nobleman of a rank below that of a marquis and above that of a viscount. An earl was called a count for a time after the Norman Conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.

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How long is an inch?

It was King Edward II of England (1324) who decreed the inch to be equal to three barleycorns end to end.

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Is there a statue of Lincoln in Scotland?

The Lincoln Monument in Edinburgh's Old Carlton Cemetery (Scotland) was the first statue of an American president to be constructed outside the U.S.

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