Coconuts

Coconuts were named by the Portuguese.

Coconuts

The coconut got its name from sailors on Portuguese ships. They nicknamed it "Coco" since it resembled an unattractive face with scratchy hair. When the "coco" arrived in England, the suffix of nut was added, and thus the term was born.

Related Facts
fictional, pirates, national, nationalgeographic, appendages

And some pirates did have hooks and wooden pegs.

digboi, oil, assam, saikhowa, sanctuary, golf course, war cemetery, crude oil

India’s largest natural zoo “Assam State Zoo”

BUNK JOHNSON

BUNK JOHNSON'S BRASS AND DANCE BAND 1945 RELEASED A NEW ORLEANS BRASS BAND'S FIRST RECORD.

 number 111

The number 111 is usually seen as unlucky.

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio, Leonardo DiCaprio, Leonardo DiCaprio birthday, Leonardo DiCaprio biograph

Did you Know? Leonardo DiCaprio did not do the drawing in Titanic.

Eczema

Eczema Comes in a Variety of Forms.

pencil "lead

why do we call the core of a pencil "lead"?

stingrays, carnivorous, beach

They snooze in the dunes.

eczema, inflammatory skin, atopic dermatitis, skin

Eczema Is Not Usually Atopic Dermatitis

rolls royce, rolls royce facts, facts about rolls royce

An enraged Indian ruler deployed Rolls Royce automobiles to gather rubbish.

differentiate universe galaxy and the solar system, planet universe galaxy order, universe galaxy so

The visible universe most likely contains more than 170 billion galaxies.

teddy, teddy bear, teddies, teddy facts, teddy in space, space teddy

Teddies have even traveled to space

vitamin D

Your Skin's Capacity to Produce Vitamin D Is Affected by Age

Stephen King, Stephen King wife, otd, on this day, stephen king movies,

Did you Know? Stephen King is the living author with the most films adaptations.

Gundom.

Originally, it was spelled "Gundom."

taiwan, china taiwan, is taiwan a country, taiwan news, china taiwan news, taiwan flag, is taiwan pa

The National language of Taiwan is Mandarin

nails, nail

The practice of biting your fingernails has a formal medical name.

kerala, india

The Meaning of the Name Wayanad

spirituality, spirituality definition, spirituality vs religion, ignatian spirituality, african spir

Does spirituality help fining meaning in life ?

greece facts, facts about greece, greek islands, greek facts, facts about greeks, greece islands

Did you Know? More tourists visit Greece every year than the entire Greek population

assassins creed, assassins creed facts, facts about assassins, assassins facts, altair facts, ezio f

Did you Know? Assassin's Creed have been 20 games on 15 platforms

Des Moines, Des Moines beggars night, beggar,

Did you Know? Des Moines has a hillarious tradition called Beggar's night.

language, language facts, language evolution

Did you Know? Language is thought to have originated circa 100,000 BC.

dust mites, microscope, pincer-like claws, lice, bed bugs, parasites

Humidity is ideal for dust mites.

sea  lamprey, Atlantic Ocean, Welland Canal, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie,

The marine lamprey is thought to have originated in the Atlantic rather than the Great Lakes.