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ā€œTheā€ is the most used word in the English languageā€¦ and probably the hardest to define what it means

The paint colour "mummy black" and "mummy brown" (also called "egyptian brown") used to be made with the ashes of real egyptian mummies back in the 19th century.

Not all artists at the time were aware of this, and when one Edward Burne-Jones learnt that he was painting with thousand-year-old corpses, he held a ceremonial burial for his tube of paint, fearing hauntings from the vengeful mummies.

Every word has at least one definition!

"The" is a definite article. It is used in front of a noun or adjective to indicate that said noun/adjective is already known by the speaker or to denote significance of it. It's the opposite of a/an, which is an indefinite article.

Oy. Yee on the borderline of being reported to the cheese authorities, mate. Better watch yer words next time, bruv er else you'd be getting a knofe in yee chest.

Yes, but if you were to ask somebody what the word "the" means, most people wouldn't be able to tell you offhand. Everybody knows what it means and when to use it but most couldn't put it to words.

There are 3200 different types of bread in Germany and 7000 types of beer

Oh yeah I remember Maya and Miguel! I think it was on PBS or something but I donā€™t remember.

2000s cartoons have the best kind of art styles in my opinion

Citroen vans in the UK used to only be available in two colours - van rouge and van blanc.

Don't eat too much blue and/or green candy; because it can make you think you have Chron's disease...

Birds can be gay. Pigeons, turkeys, doves, ducks, chickens etc can form female pairs, and mate...and lay eggs.

The Irish speak their own native language. Itā€™s Irish Gaelic and most people donā€™t know about that.