![]() It was first offered to Henry Winkler of “Happy Days” fame in which he played “the Fonz”. Travolta wasn’t the first choice for the lead role. The movie stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. “Grease” is a very successful stage musical with a blockbuster film version released in 1978. 61 “Tell me about it, _”: “Grease” line : STUD Since the 1980s, the term “hacker” is more commonly used for an expert in subverting computer security. So, the original use of the term “hacking” was very positive. 55 Hacker’s goal : ACCESSĪ computer hacker is a computer expert, and in particular one who uses that expertise to solve problems with hardware and software. He introduced the technique in the west after observing similar practices in the Soviet Union during a visit there in 1951. The Lamaze technique for childbirth was developed by a French obstetrician called Fernand Lamaze. Many prospectors were finding gold lying in beach sand and were making their fortunes without even having to make a claim. The Nome Gold Rush of 1899-1909 was remarkable in the ease that the precious metal could be gathered. The extended adjective “umpteen” began to appear during WWI as army slang. In the early 1900’s, the same term came to mean “of an indefinite number”, and was associated with the numerals divisible by ten, i.e. The word “umpty” was introduced as slang for a Morse code dash. They have a high tolerance for air pollution, compacted soil, and other stresses commonly found in urban areas, which allows them to thrive in these environments where other tree species might struggle. 44 Majestic tree : ELMĮlm trees have a unique ability to tolerate urban environments, making them a popular choice for city planners looking to add greenery to their landscapes. They can also be very large lizards, sometimes growing to a length of six feet. There are times when pet iguanas need heat from an IR lamp to maintain body temperature. Fascinating stuff …Īn iguana is a lizard, and as such is cold-blooded. It isn’t suction that supports them, but rather van der Waals forces (weak “gravitational” attractions). The toes have millions of hairs called setae that enable the clinging. Their feet are specially adapted with “toes” that make extremely intimate, close contact to a surface. More interesting to me than a gecko’s chirping is its ability to cling to walls and other vertical surfaces. In making such a sound, geckos are unique in the world of lizards. The word “gecko” comes from an Indonesian/Javanese word “tokek”, which is imitative of the reptile’s chirping sound. ![]() to 12 p.m., and so “noon” became understood as 12 noon. Over the centuries, traditions such as church prayers and “midday” meals shifted from 3 p.m. Back in ancient Rome, the “ninth hour” was three in the afternoon. Our word “noon”, meaning “midday”, comes from the Latin “nona hora” that translates as “ninth hour”. 40 Cliff dwelling : AERIEĪn aerie (sometimes “eyrie”) is an eagle’s nest, and a young eagle is an eaglet.The term “aerie” can also more generally describe any bird’s nest that is located on a cliff or a mountaintop. One ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs, and the other pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body. The atria squeeze those blood supplies into the two lower chambers of the heart (the ventricles), “priming” the pump, as it were. The two upper chambers (the atria) accept deoxygenated blood from the body and oxygenated blood from the lungs. ![]() Lego produces some wonderful specialized sets with which you can build models of celebrated structures, including: The term “skiff” comes from “scif”, the Old High German word for “boat” and a term that also gave us our word “ship”. The name can be used generically and applied to several unrelated styles of vessel, as long as they are relatively small. 23 Small fishing boat : SKIFFĪ skiff is a small boat. They were modeled on the dung beetle, as it was viewed as a symbol of the cycle of life. The team behind the IMAX technology set out to simplify things, and developed a single-camera, single-projector system. Back then large format screenings were accomplished using multiple projectors with multiple screens, with images basically stitched together. The impetus for developing the system came after Expo ’67 in Montreal. The IMAX Corporation, which is behind the IMAX film format, is a Canadian company. “Sauvis” also gave us the English word “sweet” meaning “pleasing to the taste”. “Sauvis” is the root of the English word “suave” that describes someone who is gracious and sophisticated, and perhaps somewhat superficial. The Latin word “suavis” translates as “agreeable, pleasant to the senses”. I haven’t heard the word “till” used much here in that sense … 15 Smooth-talking : SUAVE What we usually call a cash register here in North America, we mostly call a “till” in Ireland and the UK. The so-called sixth sense is extrasensory perception (ESP). Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across
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