/ Ask The Fact Monster / Language / Language Ask The Fact MonsterMore Questions Jump to a category: - Any -AnimalsArtsAstronomyAwardsCalendarCivicsCountriesFoodGeographyHistoryHumanityIndexInventionsLanguageLiteratureMathMiscellanyMoneyMoviesNaturePeoplePresidentsRace genderReligionScienceSportsTelevisionU.S. CitiesU.S. HistoryU.S. StatesU.S. StatisticsWeather I was wondering if you could suggest to me where I could find the Bangladesh language on the Internet or maybe even a book that might help. I seem to be coming up with nothing. Where does the name California come from? I have had a unsuccessful search for the origin of the abbreviation "lbs." which is used for pounds. What does it stand for, and where did it come from? I searched and found the ACT website, which is what we took in high school. However, the ACT site didn't say what ACT stands for. There are supposed to be three words that end in "gry". Hungry and angry are two of them. What is the third one? I would be very grateful if you could tell me why a Pound Sterling is also called a "quid." Could you tell me the origin of the phrase, "passing the buck?" What does "Sudoku" mean? Why is New York City called the Big Apple? What's a Black Maria? I was doing a project on the state of California and I was wondering what the all the different languages spoken in California are? What is the name of the "@" symbol? We know "&" is an ampersand but "@" eludes us. Can you help? Is it "A historian" or "AN historian"? I've seen both. What does the phrase "mind your 'p's' and 'q's'" come from? What is the shield of Zeus? What does the "p" in p-coat stand for? What does the Latin abbreviation C.V. mean ? What does the "D" in D-Day stand for? Your information about the menorah and hannukiah is mistaken. A hannukia has 9 branches and its ninth branch is the shamash. A menorah only has 7 branches. Where did the dollar sign originate? Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page Next › Last page Last » MoreFeaturesGamesPollsTimelinesQuizzes
