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Did you know

  1. The space between your eyebrows is called a glabella.

 

  1. Petrichor – The way it smells after the rain is called petrichor.

 

  1. Aglet – The plastic or metallic coating at the end of your shoelaces is called an aglet.

 

  1. Wamble – The rumbling of stomach is actually called a wamble.

 

  1. Vagitus – The cry of a new born baby is called a vagitus.

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  1. Tines – The prongs on a fork are called tines.

 

  1. Phosphenes – The sheen or light that you see when you close your eyes and press your hands on them are called phosphenes.

 

  1. Box Tent – The tiny plastic table placed in the middle of a pizza box is called a box tent.

 

  1. Overmorrow – The day after tomorrow is called overmorrow.

 

  1. Minimus – Your tiny toe or finger is called minimus.

 

  1. Agraffe – The wired cage that holds the cork in a bottle of champagne is called an agraffe.

 

  1. Vocables – The ‘na na na’ and ‘la la la’, which don’t really have any meaning in the lyrics of any song, are called vocables.

 

  1. Interrobang – When you combine an exclamation mark with a question mark (like this ?!), it is referred to as an interrobang.

 

  1. Columella Nasi – The space between your nostrils is called columella nasi.

 

  1. Armscye – The armhole in clothes, where the sleeves are sewn, is called armscye.

 

  1. Dysania – The condition of finding it difficult to get out of the bed in the morning is called dysania.

 

  1. Griffonage – Unreadable hand-writing is called griffonage (Are you reading this dear doctors?)

 

  1. Tittle – The dot over an “i” or a “j” is called tittle.

 

  1. Crapulence – That utterly sick feeling you get after eating or drinking too much is called crapulence.

 

  1. Bannock Device – The metallic device used to measure your feet at the shoe store is called Bannock device.

 

HOW MANY OF THE ABOVE DID YOU ALREADY KNOW?