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235: What moccolade? 234: Krakatoa, the Kangaroo and the Yucatan peninsula all supposedly got their names from variations of “I don’t know” in the native languages. This is considered to be a myth.

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233: Thanks to Harish for this question. Connect. 232: Brunei Darussalam and the Tanzanian city Dar Es Salaam both have names that mean “Abode of Peace” in Arabic.

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230: I didn’t think it was possible. Who’s this guy? 229: This image is the default wallpaper image on Windows 7 Beta released to the public recently. The image is that of a Betta fish, supposedly a play on Beta.

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228: What are such images called? What’s being referenced here? 227: This was an amusing news item from mid 2008. “Rapper Jay-Z stuck one finger up to Noel Gallagher last night by starting his Glastonbury set with a version of the Oasis hit Wonderwall – and playing electric guitar. Loudmouth Noel had slammed organisers for…