Things You Didn't Know Had Names
Marty Mcfly
Published
09/23/2013
List of things you didn't know had names. You know, I learned something today.
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Tittle: The dot over an 'i' or 'j.' -
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Lunule: The white, crescent shaped part at the top of a nail. -
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Crepuscular Rays: Rays of sunlight coming from a certain point in the sky. Also known as God's rays. -
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Ferrule: The metal part on a pencil -
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Gynecomastia: Man-boobs. -
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Muntin: The strip separating window panes -
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Morton's Toe: When your second toe is bigger than your big toe. -
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Arms Akimbo: Exactly what it looks like. Hands on your hips -
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Desire Path: A path created by natural means, simply because it is the shortest or most easily navigated way. -
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Semantic Satiation: What happens when you say a word for so long that it loses its meaning. Limit limit limit limit limit limit limit limit limit. -
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Skeuomorph: A design feature copied from a similar artifact in another material, even when not functionally necessary. For example, rivets on jeans, copper color on pennies, the shutter sound on a digital camera, and the pointless handle above. -
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Brannock Device: What is used to measure your feet at the shoe store. -
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Paresthesia: The pins and needles feeling you get when part of your body falls asleep. Bonus! This is known as obdormition. -
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Phosphenes: The lights you see when you close your eyes and press your hands to them. -
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Armscye: The armhole in most clothing -
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Wamble: Stomach rumble. -
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Feat: A dangling piece of curly hair. -
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Peen: The side opposite the hammer's striking side. -
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Rectal Tenesmus: The feeling of incomplete defecation. We've all been there. -
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Dysania: The state of finding it hard to get out of the bed in the morning. -
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Mondegreen: Misheard lyrics. -
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Petrichor: The way it smells outside after rain. -
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Philtrum: The groove located just below the nose and above the middle of the lips. -
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Purlicue: The space between the thumb and the forefingers. -
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Aglet: The plastic coating on a shoelace.
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