vocab

+------------------- Bizarre Vocabulary Facts -------------------+   

All Hebrew originating names that end with the letters "el" have something to do with God.  

Alma mater means bountiful mother.  

Corduroy comes from the French, cord du roi or cloth of the king.  

Fido means faithful in Latin.  

January is named for the Roman god Janus.  

Spain literally means 'the land of rabbits.'  

The Kentucky Fried Chicken slogan 'finger-lickin' good' came out as eat your fingers off in Chinese.  

The magic word 'Abracadabra' was originally intended for the specific purpose of curing hay fever.