Science
Funny Phobias
Dear Santa, 60's Style
History
Lost in Translation
100
The tympanic membrane separates the inner and outer sections of this sense organ.
The Ear
100
Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of this food item sticking to the roof of your mouth.
Peanut Butter
100
Brother Bobby says he's been good, and would like this new camera so he can share pictures of his Superman collection in just minutes.
Polaroid Instant Camera (1963)
100
This US general commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean theater of World War II, and was known by the nickname Old Blood & Guts.
George S Patton
100
Battle of the vegetables.
Comparing two items so different as to make any such comparison invalid.
Comparing apples and oranges.
200
All organic compounds contain this element.
Carbon
200
A phobia that didn't exist 20 years ago, Nomophobia is the fear of being without this.
Your Cell Phone
200
Sister Sally’s asked Santa for this pint-sized kitchen appliance, perfect for whipping up tiny brownies and cakes.
The Easy-Bake Oven (1963)
200
This humanitarian organization was given the only Nobel Peace Prize awarded during WWI.
The International Red Cross
200
Hot as an onion.
This phrase means to remain calm and relaxed in heated or stressful situations.
Cool as a cucumber.
300
Of the five common senses, this one is most closely linked to memory.
Smell
300
It is the height of irony that Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of these.
Long Words
300
Cousin Carrie, the artist, promised a drawing of his reindeer if Santa brings her a set of these new permanent markers.
Sharpie Markers (1964)
300
Just days after JFK's assassination in 1963, three amateur criminals kidnapped the 19-year old son of this famous crooner, demanding a $240,000 ransom, which would equate to more than $2 million, today.
Frank Sinatra
300
He was born with a face.
This phrase in its original form means to have been born into a very wealthy family.
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
400
This Polish mathematician and astronomer proved the sun to be the center of the solar system in 1512.
Nicolas Copernicus
400
Omphalophobia is the fear of this body feature, which could be a problem for everyone but Adam and Eve.
The Bellybutton
400
Groovy Aunt Amy doesn't really believe in Santa any more, but is hoping someone buys her this hip new lamp to brighten up her psychedelic decor.
A Lava Lamp (1963)
400
One of the most decorated soldiers of World War I, this US Army sergeant received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a German machine gun nest, gathering 35 machine guns, killing at least 25 enemy soldiers and capturing 132 prisoners.
Sergeant Alvin York
400
It rains enough.
Misfortunes or difficult situations tend to follow each other in rapid succession, or to arrive all at the same time.
When it rains it pours.
500
This unit of energy is measured by millions of people around the world every day, and is defined as the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 °C.
The Calorie
500
Urophobia is the discomfort-inducing fear of using these in public places.
Bathrooms
500
Dear old dad is resigned to driving the family station wagon, but the boy in him still dreams of owning a Mustang or Camaro, so he's hoping for a set of these diminutive replicas, made by Mattel.
Hot Wheels
500
The 1945 Yalta Conference was a meeting to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe and attended by these leaders of the US, the UK and the Soviet Union.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin
500
The trees have been blinded.
This phrase means to fail to grasp the main issue because of excessive attention to details.
Can't see the forest for the trees.