My Other Half
Curiosity killed the cat...
What is, "but satisfaction brought it back?"
The original inhabitants of "The Land Down Under" are the oldest living civilization in the world, with their estimated debut into human history happening around 50,000 years ago.
Who are the Aboriginal Australians?
When I was a kid, everyone knew that the Chrysler Building was the tallest building in the world. Several have since surpassed it, the new record holder being this impressive skyscraper in Dubai.
What is the Burj Khalifa?
This word, borrowed from Japanese, became synonymous with attacks carried out by soldiers who knew they would never make it out of the fighting alive and translates into English as, "divine wind."
What is "kamikaze?"
In the popular British TV show Doctor Who, The Doctor brings along this "something blue" to Amy Pond and Rory Williams' wedding.
What is the Tardis?
The customer is always right...
What is, "in matters of taste?"
While it fell out of common use around 600 BC, this oldest language in the world is still found in the scriptures of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
What is Sanskrit?
This series of wide-reaching economic, social, and political reforms was enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1938 as a response to The Great Depression.
What is the New Deal?
This term, originating from Yiddish, describes an inept or incompetent person and is used most commonly in Jewish communities.
What is a shlemiel?
This is thought to be able to negatively impact your eyesight, disrupt your circadian rhythm and is even thought to cause disease. However, the device you're reading this on also emits it.
What is blue light?
Rome wasn't built in a day...
What is, "but it burned in one?"
This Scottish structure is estimated to have been standing since 3700 BCE and is the oldest standing man-made building on Earth.
What is the Knap of Howar?
This term for a newer player of a video game is sometimes used in a derogatory fashion.
What is "noob?"
This word, which brings to mind a hearty meat and shellfish stew made famous by the Creole community in Louisiana, actually comes from the Bantu word ngombo, meaning "okra."
What is "gumbo?"
Traditionally, a blue moon was the name given to the extra moon in a season containing four full moons. As of the 1940s, however, it's also been used for this full moon in a calendar month.
What is the second full moon?
Great minds think alike...
What is "but fools rarely differ?"
Currently believed to be the oldest known human remains, several skulls dating back over an estimated 300,000 years were found at the Jebel Irhoud archaeological site in this country.
What is Morocco?
This cut of a steak, known for mixing bold flavor with better affordability, is a cut of meat that comes from the short loin.
What is a New York strip steak?
This French expression is used when someone has committed an embarrassing or tactless blunder in a social situation.
What is a faux pas?
This phrase originated in Spain and was used by aristocratic families to distinguish themselves from "mixed blood" persons due to the color of their veins against their lighter-complected skin.
What is blue-blood?
Birds of a feather flock together...
What is "until the cat comes?"
This French woman who met Vincent Van Gogh as a girl lived an astonishing 122 years, making her the only human to verifiably pass 120 years.
Who is Jeanne Calment?
One of the newest significant discoveries in science was made in 2023 when researchers in this country successfully grew electrodes in living tissues using the body's molecules as triggers.
What is Sweden?
This word used to describe a small house or cottage that typically has rooms all on one level came from the Indian word bangala, meaning "from Bengal."
What is a bungalow?
This expression comes from the medieval European belief that this color symbolized loyalty.
What is true blue?