The new accepted French word for e-mail is “courriel.”

When you drive above the speed limit, you’re driving on borrowed time.

According to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, the New Age movement started out as a project by the U.S. Army. Another source says that New Agers in the U.S. Army wanted to form an elite unit called the “First Earth Battalion,” founded by Lt. Col. Jim Channon.

Queen Elizabeth likes to do jigsaw puzzles.

According to writer Jon Carroll, a mondegreen is a term referring to a misheard popular phrase or song lyric. The term was coined by the writer Sylvia Wright. Example: “Excuse me while I kiss this guy” instead of “Excuse me while I kiss the sky” from the Jimi Hendrix song “Purple Haze.”

This article appears in August 8 • 2003.

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