Velcro etymology

The word Velcro is a combination of velour, a thick fabric that resembles velvet and crochet, making a piece of needlework by looping thread with a hooked needle.

Fort trades Food for Flowers

The Botanical Gardens was started as a farm by the soldiers of Fort Charlotte as a way to provide food.

Ft. Charlotte

In 1796 more than £ 32,000 or, roughly, $ 50,780 was pumped into the construction of Fort Charlotte. The original estimate was £ 4,000/$ 6,347. Construction was never fully completed.

Spanish Fly

The dried and grounded remains of this South European beetle was said to have aphrodisiatic qualities but really just causes your body to react negatively to the compound and can actually lead to death. Read more about it and other debunked health theories here.

Acronym

In Air Conditioning, BTUs stand for British Thermal Unit and is, basically, the energy required to raise 1 pound of water by 1 degree Fahrenheit.

Sailing Stones

There are stones called Sailing Stones that move on their own volition, with no human or animal interaction. Scientists don't know what causes the phenomenon. They occur most notably in Death Valley. read more here.

Law & Order Lies to you

The show always has ADA Jack McCoy give his summation last. In the US and Bahamian legal systems the prosecutor goes first, followed by the defense.

How do cat's purr?

Scientists have strong evidence but no conclusive proof about how cats are able to purr. Or why.

History

The Hundred Years War, which was a series of Anglo-French conflicts, lasted about 116 years. Read more on it here.

Catgut

Catgut is a type of cord made from stretched and treated animal intestines. It's used for stringing musical instruments, surgical ligatures and tennis rackets. Usually sheep and horse intestines are used, never cats. Read more here.

Acronyms

AMD, in computing, stands for Advanced Micro Devices

Airplanes

In airplanes the infamous black box is really orange.

Fashion

The Panama Hat was originally made in Equador and became popular by US President Theodore Roosevelt between 1904-1914.

Context

A fire emergency is a lot different than an emergency fire.

Predictive Text

This guide shows you how to use your phone's predictive text http://bit.ly/8587Xa

Inflation

KFC has increased the prices of their biscuits from 40 cents to 65 cents, as of press time.

Salad Bars

Most foodstore salad bars have sneeze guards installed with the assumption that the average saladeer is 5'9".

Free Wifi

The Good Folks at The Bahamas Weekly.com took in consideration to create a list of country-wide free Wifi Hotspots. Check out the list here.

Vocabulary

The proper term for 'speaking to one's self' or 'freaking yourself out' is Soliloquy. It's use, like this, is more seen in theatre and/or film. For more on the word, click here

TVGuide Bahamas

See what's on cable from your computer with TV Guide. Change your listings to The Bahamas by clicking here.

Windows

Here's a keyboard shortcut: pressing the Windows key + R will activate the 'Run' program

Princess

Look right after driving past The Humidor on East Hill Street.
There, a sign states, (in pink): "Princess Parking Only. All others will be toad".

Local GPS

The terrace count for Centervile, on Collin's Ave. start from Shirley St. There are 7 terraces in total.

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Update: new lessons are on the way and the format is changing. We won't use numbers anymore and they won't be in sequences of 5. Hope you enjoy, thanks for following

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While dogs use urine to mark territory cats employ flatulence.

1404

The official name for Potcake dogs is Royal Bahamian Terrier... they find 'Potcake' demeaning.

1403

Contrary to Easter heresy, rabbits do not lay speckled/colorful eggs- nor do they steal said eggs from artistic chickens.

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When typing, if you hold down the shift key and press delete, it will do a 'backspace' delete.

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Rs 20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million Indian Rupees) is worth approximately $395,960.00 (Three Hundred Ninety-five Thousand Nine Hundred-Sixty U.S. dollars). Roughly 50 times less, figure-wise and 4 times more, word-wise.

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Ting, the carbonated Grapefruit drink has a website, http://www.tingjamaica.com/ . This is not a plug..

1304

The Bahamas and Cuba shook hands on a deal that will allow us to get free optometry work in Cuba.

1303

Today, March 20th, 2009, is the first day of Spring.

1302

There are about 5 words/phrases that can confuse Jitney drivers: Buster, Monster, Mustard, Tuck-Shop and Touch Up.

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A one-way ticket to Freeport on the Mailboat is $58. The journey is 9 hours.

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The Northside of a building is almost always cast in a shadow.

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Graycliff/Humidor Restaurant has pretty decent 'free' wireless access.

1203

Time will change at around midnight tonight, March 7th. It will go an hour forward.

1202

Grand Bahama seems to take the lead with accidents involving vehicles and houses.

1201

Clouds keep heat out in the day and warmth in at night.

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Sudden, heavy rain can often mean a temperature change.

1104

Everybody thinks unity is a good idea... until it involves talking to your neighbor.

1103

In an orthodox lifespan, 70 years, you will see a leap year about 17 times, granted you were born in a leap year.

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If you save a dollar for everyday in an orthodox lifespan, 70 years, you will have approximately $25,567.50. Leap years included.

1101

There are 22 visible crosses on the exterior of St. Francis Xavier's church compound.

1005

If you put 33 before your BTC phone credit number and just dial it as if it were a phone number. The credit amount will be automatically applied. Try it now.

1004

You should never enter your credit card on a site that does not say https [s = secure] in the address.

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There is a new brand of condoms being sold in thrift stores called Slam. There are no prefix variations called 'Wickedest-' or 'Hard-'..

1002

In Southern Thailand there is a town/province called Krabi. Imbibe your naughty mind [Here].

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In Japan there is a videogame called Rapelay and the goal is to go around raping women...

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You can only follow a blogger/blogspot blog if you have a Google account.

904

The National Trust is celebrating 50 years of keeping a wall around bush or, as they put it, 'Conservational Success'.

903

Use of the prefix "stink mouth-" before someone's name in a greeting is never really ok.

902

BTC charges 3cents per kilobyte for it's mobile internet service. Said service is still in beta.

901

KFC no longer puts their mega-fries in the paper box thing. They use a wax bag.

805

As far as do-it-yourself coffee goes, Maxwell House is the crappiest

804

The Bahamian 1 cent piece, minted for 2009, is smaller than its predecessors

803

Theres a stairwell at the Marley Resort that goes nowhere.

802

The moon doesnt absorb the sun, per se, but actually reflects it.

801

In their reports, the RBPolice don't disclose the amount of cash stolen in an armed robbery so as to not make the victim a future target.