Paper is made out of trees, therefore books must be made out of very big trees
Sunglasses are actually made to shield the sun from our harsh, judgy eyes
‘Vagina’, ‘vulture’ and ‘vuvuzela’ all come from the same Greek word meaning ‘scary’
Salad is bad for you, but for emotional reasons
If a dictionary loses its penis it becomes an ictionary, which is gross
Why is a bow and arrow called a bow and arrow but a crossbow is not called a crossbow and arrow? [Editor's note: because crossbows don’t have arrows, they have bolts. This one doesn’t make any sense.]
When they were first invented, tape measures were only allowed to measure tape
Microwaves don’t actually cook your food, they just lower the temperature of everything else so that it seems warm. If you hopped in a microwave you’d get out and say “oowh it’s cold out here”.
Boxing gloves don’t have any fingers. They should be called boxing mittens.
The city of Hamilton was named after the musical, so was the city of Guys and Dolls in Central Otago. Renting didn’t exist until the musical Rent, neither did cats.
The 30 centimetre ruler was named after Queen Elizabeth I, the metre ruler was named after Lorde
The Liquor King is a real person, he rules Liquorland
The Otago Daily Times doesn’t even tell the time
There’s a rival Dora the Explorer by MRAs called Fedora the Explorer, a rival by a music streaming company called Pandora the Explorer, a rival about an internet search engine called Explorer the Explorer, and a rival about a Spanish gynecologist called Dora the Señora Explorer.