Further Exploration of the Factorium

Monday, September 27, 2010

Classmate Facts # 27 - Exciting Essentials

1. Hummingbirds are the only birds that can also fly backwards.

2. Cabbaged and Fabaceae, each 8 letters long, are the longest words that can be played on a musical instrument.

3. In 1990, the word 'recession' appeared in 1,583 articles in the Wall Street Journal.

4. Didaskaleinophobia is the fear of going to school.

5. Radio waves travel so much faster than sound waves that a broadcast voice can be heard sooner 18,000 km away than in the back of the room which it originated.

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