From buddy  Mon Nov 11 09:11:20 1996
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 09:11:18 
Subject: Some Interesting Trivia -- Part 1


* The word "queueing" is the only English word with five consecutive
  vowels.

* The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the
  "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.

* The two longest one-syllable words in the English language are
  "screeched" and "strengths."

* The longest word in the Oxford English Dictionary is
  "floccinaucinihilipilification," which means "the act of estimating
  as worthless."

* The abbreviation for pound, "lb.," comes from the astrological sign
  Libra, meaning balance, and symbolized by scales.

* February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a
  full moon.

* Montpelier, Vermont is the only U.S. state capital without a
  McDonalds.

* The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' symbolizes 'two women living under
  one roof'.

* In Chinese, the words for crisis and opportunity are the same.

* Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people
  without killing them use to burn their houses down - hence the
  expression "to get fired."