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30 EVERYDAY THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ACTUALLY HAD NAMES!

There are so many things out there that we deal with or see everyday, but have no idea what they are called. Take a look at 26 everyday things you never knew actually had names.

1. Overmorrow : the day after tomorrow.

2. Petrichor : the way it smells outside after rain.

3. Aglet : the plastic coating on a shoelace.

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4. Vocable : the na na nas and la la las in song lyrics that don’t have any meaning.

5. Borborygmi : when your stomach (or bowel) makes noise

6. Vagitus : the cry of a newborn baby.

7. Glabella : the space between your eyebrows.

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8. Natiform : something that resembles a butt.

9. Phosphenes : the lights you see when you close your eyes and press your hands to them.

10. Nurdle : a tiny dab of toothpaste.

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11. Box tent : the table in the middle of a pizza box

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12. Cornicione : the outer part of the crust on a pizza.

13. Tittle : the dot over an “i” or a “j.”

14. Barm : the foam on a beer.

15. Ferrule : the metal part at the end of a pencil.

16. Punt : the bottom of a wine bottle.

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17. Keeper : the loop on a belt that keeps the end in place after it has passed through the buckle.

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18. Minimus : your little toe or finger.

19. Zarf : the cardboard sleeve on a coffee cup.

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20. Lemniscate : the infinity symbol.

21. Griffonage : unreadable handwriting.

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22. Paresthesia : that “pins and needles” feeling.

23. Defenestrate : to throw out a window.

24. Philtrum : the groove located just below the nose and above the middle of the lips.

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25. Crapulence : that sick feeling you get after eating or drinking too much.

26. Octothorpe : the pound (#) button on a telephone.

27. Pilgarlic: A bald head.

28. Pogonotrophy: Growing and grooming a beard or other facial hair.

29. Nibling: The gender-neutral term for nieces or nephews

30. WambleStomach rumble.

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Source: Interesting facts & Information

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