http://www.dumbfacts.com Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:42:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-shortest-complete-sentence-in-the-english-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-shortest-complete-sentence-in-the-english-/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2004 23:55:55 +0000 Administrator The shortest complete sentence in the English language is “I am.” ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-shortest-complete-sentence-in-the-english-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-most-used-letter-in-the-english-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-most-used-letter-in-the-english-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:12 +0000 Administrator The most used letter in the English alphabet is ‘E’, and ‘Q’ is the least used! ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-most-used-letter-in-the-english-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/floccinaucinihilipilification-the-declaration-of-an-item-being-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/floccinaucinihilipilification-the-declaration-of-an-item-being-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:12 +0000 Administrator Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/floccinaucinihilipilification-the-declaration-of-an-item-being-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/goddessship-is-the-only-word-in-the-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/goddessship-is-the-only-word-in-the-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:12 +0000 Administrator Goddessship is the only word in the English language with a triple letter. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/goddessship-is-the-only-word-in-the-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-sentence-the-quick-brown-fox-jumps-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-sentence-the-quick-brown-fox-jumps-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:12 +0000 Administrator The sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” uses every letter of the alphabet! ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-sentence-the-quick-brown-fox-jumps-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-sentence-pack-my-box-with-five-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-sentence-pack-my-box-with-five-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:12 +0000 Administrator The sentence “Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs” uses every letter of the alphabet and uses the least letters to do so! ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-sentence-pack-my-box-with-five-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-worlds-longestnamed-lake-has-45-letters-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-worlds-longestnamed-lake-has-45-letters-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:11 +0000 Administrator The world’s longest-named lake has 45 letters (Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg). ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-worlds-longestnamed-lake-has-45-letters-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-the-us-there-are-18-doctors-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-the-us-there-are-18-doctors-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:11 +0000 Administrator In the U.S. there are 18 doctors called Dr. Doctor, and one called Dr. Surgeon. There is also a dermatologist named Dr. Rash, a psychiatrist called Dr. Couch and an anesthesiologist named Dr. Gass. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-the-us-there-are-18-doctors-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/rhythm-is-the-longest-english-word-without-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/rhythm-is-the-longest-english-word-without-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:11 +0000 Administrator “Rhythm” is the longest English word without a vowel. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/rhythm-is-the-longest-english-word-without-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-longest-word-in-the-english-language-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-longest-word-in-the-english-language-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:11 +0000 Administrator The longest word in the English language is ‘pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis’ which describes a lung disease caused by breathing in particles of volcanic matter or a similar fine dust. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-longest-word-in-the-english-language-/feed/ 0