THINGS THAT ARE TECHNICALLY CORRECT
You could call this the 'large hadron collider' of the kitchen — it smashes garlic.
What is a garlic press?
This is the fear of long words — fittingly, it is itself a very long word.
What is Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?
Despite the name, this 'Great Wall' is NOT visible from space with the naked eye, despite the popular myth.
What is The Great Wall of China?
The Caesar salad was NOT named after Julius Caesar — it was invented by this restaurateur in Tijuana in 1924.
Who was Caesar Cardini?
This came first, according to scientists — the egg or this?
What is the egg?
What is the chicken?
Technically, this is just a salad — lettuce, croutons, dressing.
What is a Caesar salad?
This word describes the pleasant smell of rain on dry earth.
What is Petrichor?
This 'Mountain' in Australia is technically just a large rock — and locals prefer you not call it by its colonial name.
What is Uluru (Ayers Rock)?
The Wellington boot was named after this Duke, who also gave his name to a famous beef dish.
Who was the Duke of Wellington (Arthur Wellesley)?
A Stolen Valor Colonel's secret recipe for this chain has exactly 11 herbs and spices.
What is KFC?
Technically, a strawberry is not this — it's an 'accessory fruit.' A banana, however, is.
This is the correct term for the dot above a lowercase 'i' or 'j'.
What is a Tittle?
Despite being called the 'Holy Roman Empire,' Voltaire said it was none of these three things.
What was Holy, Roman, or an Empire?
The Cardigan sweater was named after an earl who led this disastrous 1854 cavalry charge.
What was The Charge of the Light Brigade?
In the game of Pok-A-Dot, Bingo, and this, players cross a road for some reason.
What is Chicken?
A peanut is technically not a nut — it's one of these.
What is a legume?
This word means a word that sounds like the noise it describes — like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.
What is Onomatopoeia?
A koala is often called this, but is not one — it's a marsupial.
What is a Bear?
The Sandwich was named after the Earl of Sandwich, who reportedly ate meat between bread so he could keep doing this.
What is Gambling?
This is the most common bird on Earth, outnumbering humans roughly 3 to 1.
What are Chickens?
Technically, this 'fish' is not a fish at all — it's a crustacean.
What is a crayfish?
This is the name for the symbol '&' — it comes from the Latin word for 'and'.
What is an Ampersand?
This 'sea' is actually a lake — the largest in the world, in fact.
What is The Caspian Sea?
The Leotard was named after Jules Léotard, who was the first person to perform this circus act.
What is the Flying Trapeze?
This 1984 Kevin Bacon film shares its name with a song, a dance, and a general sense of rebellion.