The word “Checkmate” in chess comes from the Persian phrase “Shah Mat”, which means “the king is dead”.
*The top layer of a wedding cake, known as the groom’s cake, traditionally is a fruit cake. That way it will save until the first anniversery.
*A kind of tortoise in the Galapagos Islands has an upturned shell at its neck so it can reach its head up to eat cactus branches.
*The only city whose name can be spelled completely with vowels is Aiea, Hawaii, located approximately twelve miles west of Honolulu.
*Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.
*The ship, the Queen Elizabeth 2, should always be written as QE2. QEII is the actual queen.
