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The word scientist was coined only in the 1830s; before that, such thinkers were usually called natural philosophers.
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carpenterFind to reveal
Some traditional Japanese carpenters join wood without nails, fitting interlocking pieces together like a carefully cut three-dimensional puzzle.
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The word engineer shares its root with ingenious, both from the Latin ingenium, meaning cleverness or natural talent.
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During an early road trip, Bertha Benz became her own mechanic, clearing a blocked fuel pipe with a hatpin.
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Darwin tested a gardener's underground helpers with piano and bassoon music, using an unusually musical experiment to investigate whether earthworms could hear.
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The word school comes from the Greek skhole, which actually meant leisure, since only those with spare hours could study.
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George Washington never wore wooden teeth; his dentures were built from ivory, gold, lead, and even real human and animal teeth.
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The word plumber comes from the Latin plumbum, meaning lead, because early pipes were made of that soft, heavy metal.
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Japanese flower arranging can include withered flowers, finding beauty in fading petals instead of using only blossoms at their freshest and brightest.
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Doctor originally meant teacher, not physician. Universities awarded the title to scholars long before medicine became its everyday meaning.
True stories · Washington, D.C.
The guard who spotted the tape
Just after midnight on June 17, 1972, a young security guard named Frank Wills was making his rounds at the Watergate office complex in Washington when he noticed tape covering a door latch so it would not lock. He peeled it off and moved on. Returning later, he found fresh tape in the same spot and called the police. Officers arrested five men breaking into the Democratic Party offices, and the thread Wills pulled unraveled into the scandal that ended Richard Nixon's presidency. Wills earned little for the discovery and lived modestly afterward. It remains a striking reminder that an ordinary worker doing a routine job carefully can change history.
People who love to eat are always the best people.
Julia Child
Trivia
What is the name of the tall white pleated hat traditionally worn by a head cook?
The toque.
Florence Nightingale is famous for founding modern nursing during which 1850s war?
The Crimean War.
What ancient Greek physician's name is attached to the oath many doctors take?
Hippocrates.
In London, what is the name of the demanding street-memory test that licensed taxi drivers must pass?
The Knowledge.
The chemical symbol Pb for lead, and the job of plumber, both come from which Latin word?
Plumbum (meaning lead).
Trivia · 1 / 5
What is the name of the tall white pleated hat traditionally worn by a head cook?
The toque.
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First woman to earn her wings
On March 8, 1910, the Aero-Club de France handed a pilot's license to Elise Raymonde Deroche, who flew as Raymonde de Laroche. She became the first woman in the world to be officially licensed to fly an airplane, just a few years after the very first powered flights. The daughter of a plumber, she had asked the aviation pioneer Charles Voisin to teach her, then climbed alone into a fragile early machine of wood and cloth. She survived crashes and went on flying for years. Her license marked a milestone for women in aviation, won in an era when flight itself was still a fragile experiment.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
William Arthur Ward
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Sources: Frank Wills, the Watergate guard (Washington Post) · Raymonde de Laroche, first licensed woman pilot (FAI) · The Knowledge of London (Transport for London) · George Washington's teeth, not wooden (Mount Vernon)
Word list, facts & trivia researched and compiled by Sam Letterman — spotted a mistake? Tell us and we’ll fix it.