LOL
In 2015, for the first time ever, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year was a pictograph: 😂. Officially called… Read More
Fact-a-day archive
Take a Titanic Breath
The chemical name of titin, the largest known protein, is 189,819 letters long, starting with “Methionyl…” and ending with “…isoleucine.”… Read More
A Word on Everyone’s Plate
“Social distancing” was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2020 due to a huge surge in usage. Before 2020,… Read More
Crispy Creation
The earliest known recipe for something like today’s potato chips comes from an 1817 cookbook called, ‘The Cook’s Oracle’ by… Read More
Top Taters
On average, South Africans consume 32.5 kg of potatoes and 1.3 kg of sweet potatoes each year. In comparison, Belarus… Read More