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Where does the term freelancers come from?
Freelancers originally referred to self-employed, sword-wielding mercenaries: literally “free lancers.”
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What animal has cube poop?
Wombats
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What was the original title of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice?
The original title of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was First Impressions.
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What is a portmanteau?
A mash-up of two words to make a new word (such as breakfast and lunch into brunch, or motel from motor and hotel) is called a portmanteau.
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How many hearts do octopuses have?
Octopuses have three hearts.
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What was the first movie to show a toilet flushing?
Psycho was the first movie to show a toilet flushing
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What is the longest word in the English language with only one vowel
The word “strengths” is the longest word in the English language with only one vowel
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What animal has killed the most humans?
Mosquitoes
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Other than being puppets what do Miss Piggy and Yoda have in common?
They were both voiced by the same person, puppeteer Frank Oz.
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There is one word in the english language in which m follows t. Ex: mt. What word is this?
Dreamt
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What are the only birds that can fly backwards?
Hummingbirds
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What breed is Snoopy
Snoopy, from Charles M. Schultz’s “Peanuts” comic strip, is a beagle.
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What is the origin of the word sinister?
The origin of the word “sinister” reflects a historical bias against left-handed people. It comes from the Latin word for “left,” which was also seen to be unlucky or evil.
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How many muscles are in a cat's ear?
Cats have 32 muscles in each ear.
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What was original name for the search engine Google?
The original name for the search engine Google was Backrub. It was renamed Google after the googol, which is the number one followed by 100 zeros
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