You have to admit though that you learned something new after reading through all that. ;)

And just so I keep it computer/internet related:

The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called anoctothorpe.

The slash character is called a virgule, or solidus. A URL uses slash characters, not back slash characters.

"Freelance" comes from a knight whose lance was free for hire, i.e. not pledged to one master.

The ampersand (&) is actually a stylised version of the Latin word "et," meaning and."

The word 'byte' is a contraction of 'by eight.'

The word 'pixel' is a contraction of either 'picture cell' or 'picture element.'

The word "modem" is a contraction of the words "modulate, demodulate." (MOdulateDEModulate)

And last, but not least:

The derivation of the word trivia comes from the Latin "tri-" + "via", which means three streets. This is because in ancient times, at an intersection of three streeets in Rome (or some other Italian place), they would have a type of kiosk where ancillary information was listed. You might be interested in it, you might not, hence they were bits of "trivia."


Any unusual facts to add? ;)

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