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boredom

Do you know who first used the word boredom and when?

No, it wasn’t a teenager. It was a 40 year old Portsmouth man in the year King’s Cross station opened. I’ll stop teasing…the first recorded use of the word boredom … Continue reading →

August 3, 2013 · 2 Comments
DID YOU KNOW the Irish have a word for it…

DID YOU KNOW the Irish have a word for it…

DAY DAPPLE is an old Irish term for the time of day when a person can no longer be distinguished from a bush. Source QI 1227 Facts also used in … Continue reading →

March 10, 2013 · 6 Comments

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