James Bond was responsible for the introduction of vodka martinis.

Katooey is a Thai term for transvestite. Parinya Kiatbusaba is the first Thai transgender professional kickboxer. The Miss Tiffany Universe contest is Thailand’s annual transgender beauty pageant.

“Tuftaffaty” means silly.

The AGM-130 is a precision guided missile used to enter the mouths of caves and adits. After it explodes, “overpressure” builds up and kills by exploding the lungs of inhabitants.

Marco Polo brought Europe its first recipe for ice cream from China.

This article appears in February 1 • 2002.

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