December 16, 2024 • 1 min
Which President has a patent?
What does the word podium actually mean?
How much time do we wait in line each year total?
What does the word podium actually mean?
How much time do we wait in line each year total?
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, that's kind of random. Mel tying for random facts
with Mel Taylor.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
The only American president to own a patent is actually
Abraham Lincoln. When he was a lawyer, he patented a
flat bottom boat design, but it actually never went to market.
We misuse the word podium. Podium means a raised platform
on the ground. The thing you stand behind put your
paper on is actually called the lectern. Americans, we spend
(00:27):
about thirty seven billion hours total waiting in line every year.
That's terrible when a word has multiple meanings. In virtually
all cases, the noun form stresses the first syllable, and
verb stresses the last. For example, contract is a noun,
contract is a verb. And technically peanuts are not nuts.
(00:49):
They don't meet the botanical definition, which is a fruit
who's ovary wall becomes hard at maturity. They also grow
in the ground, so they are classified as lesumes. That
is a look today at your random facts.
Well, that's kind of random. Mel tying for random facts
with Mel Taylor.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
The only American president to own a patent is actually
Abraham Lincoln. When he was a lawyer, he patented a
flat bottom boat design, but it actually never went to market.
We misuse the word podium. Podium means a raised platform
on the ground. The thing you stand behind put your
paper on is actually called the lectern. Americans, we spend
(00:27):
about thirty seven billion hours total waiting in line every year.
That's terrible when a word has multiple meanings. In virtually
all cases, the noun form stresses the first syllable, and
verb stresses the last. For example, contract is a noun,
contract is a verb. And technically peanuts are not nuts.
(00:49):
They don't meet the botanical definition, which is a fruit
who's ovary wall becomes hard at maturity. They also grow
in the ground, so they are classified as lesumes. That
is a look today at your random facts.
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