400 words for “snow” in Scotland, Churchill escaped death by chocolate, folding paper to reach the moon, and other mind-boggling facts
2022-03-21
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100 Mind-Blowing Facts
Scotland has more than 400 words for “snow.”
What better way to cope with the cold than by learning all 421 Scottish words for “snow.” This was discovered when academics at the University of Glasgow underwent a project to compile a Scots thesaurus, called the Historical Thesaurus of Scots. Some words include: “snaw” (snow), “sneesl”