Did you know that in 1881, Arkansas state legislature made the state's pronunciation officially what it is today, rather than r-kansas? Did you also know that Pierre is the only capital city pronounced by the locals with one syllable (think peer)? And did you know about heteronyms, words that are spelled the same but when pronounced differently have alternate meanings? For example, tropic refers to a type of warm, temperate climate and tropic (with a long o) describes a hormone that targets endocrine glands. Thanks to pub trivia in Back Bay last night, I now know these fun facts and am thus able to share them with you.
We also covered that the letter D represents 500 in Roman numerals (easy as pie), Essie produces nail polish (pshh, at least challenge us), and President Chester Arthur's middle name was Alan (ok, consider us challenged...). I can feel my neurons making new connections as we speak. Next week, the other teams won't stand a chance!
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