Why does almost nobody know that KIOSK is a Turkish word?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d74ImzbhqtY
What exactly does the verb “suffer” mean?
Yeah what's going on, I mean, people say… "I can't stand that" or "I don't like that." But if I can't stand something, then I have to be able to stand it, right?!?!?!? On the other hand, I must "suffer death". What is this “suffering” actually?
Who coined the German term “Burknall”?
The original title is "Big Bang." A scientist actually meant it mockingly. But why is it "Urknall" in German and not "Großer Knall"?
Why is the thirteen-striped squirrel called the thirteen-striped squirrel?
Why is it called that? It doesn't have 13 stripes, but much fewer. Does anyone know? There's nothing about it on Wikipedia.
Zucchini spelling?
Hello, I want to cook a (vegetarian) lasagna with zucchini tomorrow, and I had to write the word "zucchini" on my shopping list. I immediately encountered a problem: How do you spell "zucchini"? So, I quickly googled it and figured it out, but now I'm wondering why "zucchini" is spelled with two "cs," which isn't…
What exactly is a rat?
I've heard this term too many times without understanding it…
Pioneer, where does the word come from?
Does this have something to do with horses and riding, or was a pioneer someone who broke in horses?