^No. 48586

The duffel bag is named for Duffel, Belgium, where the cloth used in the bags was originally sold.

Hit me with the next fact

38 Wonderful Words With No English Equivalent

Sometimes we must turn to other languages to find the perfect word.

THE KNOWLEDGE FEED

Article

Graffiti lite

List

The History of Aerial Photography.

Article

Tuesday Turnip

quiz

5 Questions: On the Casey

Article

Let Them Look At Pictures Of Cake

Article

A Brief History of Dental Floss

Article

Gravity in Canada: Solved

Article

The "New" Wonders of the World

Article

Bear Naked

Article

Do Blind People Dream?

Article

Cell phone # madness!

quiz

5 Questions: Someday My Prince Will Come

Article

Vibration Machines

Article

Friday Happy Hour (formerly 'Show Off Your Smarts!')

Article

America's annual pretend war

Article

Saturn's icy sponge

Article

Inbox Zero: Inbox Currently at 100

Article

Update: Lake Case Closed

Article

Peanut Butter Diamonds, Air-Conditioned Shirts and On-Demand Amnesia

Article

Amazing Panda Prison Break Video

Article

Weekend Word Wrap: when one word will do

quiz

5 Questions: Everything is Relative

Article

Disney Stealing from Disney

Article

You know you can't have: liquids

Pages

Daily Floss

Morning Cup of Links

A Brief History of Trolls

5 Questions

5 Questions: Great "Scott"!

Brain Game

Second-in-Command

Lunchtime Quiz

Troy McClure Film or Actual Terrible Movie?

brilliant questions from you!

When and Why Did People Start Saying "Um"?

What Did Grover Cleveland Do Between Terms?

Why Aren't There B Batteries?

we want your answers!

What's Your Dream Board on Jeopardy?

What Museums Should Everyone Visit at Least Once?

Share to Facebook

Share to Twitter

DID YOU KNOW? Marlon Brando hated memorizing lines so much that he posted cue cards everywhere to help him get through scenes. He even asked for lines to be written on an actress's posterior. (That request was denied.)