Uncommon Word Facts;
1. Ephelides are another word for freckles.
2. An Onychophagiac is someone who habitually bites their nails.
3. Dromomania is the abnormal impulse to travel.
4. Stenophobia is the fear of narrow spaces.
5. Anthology is Greek for "a collection of flowers".
6. Another word for cellulite is fat.
7. The skin on the soles of your feet is called the 'stratum corneum', which is Latin for "horny layer".
8. A septillion is an one followed by twenty-four zeroes.
9. Tiercels, hens and eyas are the words for father, mother, and baby hawks.
10. A 'punctuate pruritus' is the medical term for an itchy spot.
11. The word 'biblos' is Greek for the word "book", which is where the word 'bible' came from.
12. Autophobia is the fear of being alone.
13. Floccinaucinihilipilification is the action of estimating something as worthless.
14. Morology is the study of ridiculous conversation.
15. The indentation on the bottom of an apple is called the 'calyx basin'.
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