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So, Why Do We Call A Pound A 'Quid'?
HuffPost UK via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 month agoMatt Cardy via Getty Images You might not know that Scotland has over 420 words for snow. But you’re probably aware that English speakers have an awful,...
I Just Learned What 'Just Deserts' Really Means, And It's Got Nothing To Do With Deserts OR Desserts
HuffPost UK via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 months agoameliaalaeru861 / 500px via Getty Images I don’t really know what I originally thought “just...
New evidence provides ‘unambiguous proof’ 12th century archbishop was a saint
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoNew evidence has been discovered of a lost English saint. An entry in a 15th century manuscript has...
Gaslit, gaslighted... gaslated? The word has flummoxed the internet for years. It turns out the...
Business Insider via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 months agoIs the past tense of "gaslight" gaslighted or gaslit? After a third option went viral, we asked...
From romps to smacks: The funniest animal group names and where they came from
Euronews via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoIf you’ve ever stumbled across a ‘charm of goldfinches’ or a ‘crash of rhinos’, you’ll know that the...
Differences Between Rational and Irrational Numbers
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoIf a number is a ratio of two integers (e.g., 1 over 10, -5 over 23, 1,543 over 10, etc.) then it is a rational number. Irrational numbers, when written...
What You Need to Know About Winter Solstice 2023
Time via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoWinter solstice enthusiasts will descend upon Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, to mark the special occasion. Credit - Getty Images Thousands of solstice...
How to exist in many worlds at once, with Yendry
LA Times via Yahoo Style Singapore· 7 months agoThe artist is on a traveler's journey from her roots to where she is now. Her music is an acceptance and integration of all of her cultures, eras and...
Merriam-Webster's word of the year – authentic – reflects growing concerns over AI's ability to...
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoAccording to the publisher’s editor-at-large, 2023 represented 'a kind of crisis of authenticity.'...
This is the best AI technology you're probably not using
Washington Post via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoI wrote the introduction of this article on my phone, without pecking any letters with my fumbling...
