Language Archives - The Fact a Day https://www.thefactaday.com Fun facts for people of all ages brought to you by puppets Sun, 29 Aug 2021 23:42:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.3 180433455 Where Did The Word Sea Shanty Come From? – The Fact a Day – #147 https://www.thefactaday.com/2021/08/30/where-did-the-word-sea-shanty-come-from-the-fact-a-day-147/ Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:30:38 +0000 https://www.thefactaday.com/?p=3910 In today's fact we learn about the Sea Shanty! Mr. Toes teaches us about the origins of the word Sea Shanty...one them isn't something you might guess.

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]]> 3910 How Many Recognized Languages Does India Have? – The Fact a Day – #129 https://www.thefactaday.com/2021/06/09/how-many-recognized-languages-does-india-have-the-fact-a-day-129/ Wed, 09 Jun 2021 10:30:00 +0000 https://www.thefactaday.com/?p=3813 In today's fact we learn about India! Mr. Toes teaches us about how many languages India has commonly spoken.

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]]> 3813 Were There Any Female Pirates? – The Fact a Day – #122 https://www.thefactaday.com/2021/05/19/were-there-any-female-pirates-the-fact-a-day-122/ Wed, 19 May 2021 10:30:07 +0000 https://www.thefactaday.com/?p=3780 In today's fact we learn about Female Pirates! Mr. Toes teaches us about the butt kicking female pirates in history.

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]]> 3780 What Does The Word Pirate Mean? – The Fact a Day – #110 https://www.thefactaday.com/2021/04/21/what-does-the-word-pirate-mean-the-fact-a-day-110/ Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:30:17 +0000 https://www.thefactaday.com/?p=3710 In today's fact we learn about Pirates! Mr. Toes teaches us about where the word pirate came from, and Mr. Toes tells a swash-pickling tale of the high seas.

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]]> 3710 When Was The First Joke Book Written? – The Fact a Day – #90 https://www.thefactaday.com/2021/03/05/when-was-the-first-joke-book-written-the-fact-a-day-90/ Fri, 05 Mar 2021 11:30:53 +0000 https://www.thefactaday.com/?p=3587 In today's fact we learn about Jokes! Mr. Toes teaches us about the oldest known joke book. It would seem dad jokes have been cool for a long time!

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]]> 3587 Why Do We Call Raspberries “Raspberries”? – The Fact a Day – #87 https://www.thefactaday.com/2021/02/26/why-do-we-call-raspberries-raspberries-the-fact-a-day-87/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 11:30:35 +0000 https://www.thefactaday.com/?p=3542 In today's fact we learn about Raspberries! Mr. Toes teaches us where the name Raspberry came from.

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]]> 3542 Where Did the Word “Goodbye” Come From? – The Fact a Day – #84 https://www.thefactaday.com/2021/02/19/where-did-the-word-goodbye-come-from-the-fact-a-day-84/ Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:30:29 +0000 https://www.thefactaday.com/?p=3536 In today's fact we learn about the word Goodbye! Mr. Toes teaches us how the word Goodbye came to be and what it originally meant.

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]]> 3536 Why Do We Call Strawberries “Strawberries”? – The Fact a Day – #74 https://www.thefactaday.com/2021/01/27/why-do-we-call-strawberries-strawberries-the-fact-a-day-74/ Wed, 27 Jan 2021 11:30:39 +0000 https://www.thefactaday.com/?p=3467 In today's fact we learn about Strawberries! Mr. Toes teaches us about where the Strawberry got its name.

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]]> 3467 What Does the Name Dinosaur Mean? – The Fact a Day – #66 https://www.thefactaday.com/2021/01/08/what-does-the-name-dinosaur-mean-the-fact-a-day-66/ Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:30:33 +0000 https://www.thefactaday.com/?p=3410 In today's fact we learn about Dinosaurs! Mr. Toes teaches us what the name Dinosaur actually means and where it came from.

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]]> 3410 How Many Languages Are Spoken In New York City vs The World? – The Fact a Day – #49 https://www.thefactaday.com/2020/11/30/how-many-languages-are-spoken-in-new-york-city-vs-the-world-the-fact-a-day-49/ Mon, 30 Nov 2020 11:17:45 +0000 https://www.thefactaday.com/?p=3312 In today's fact we learn about Languages! Mr. Toes teaches us how diverse language is in New York City and how many languages are spoken in the world today.

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