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KALEIDOSCOPE literally means ‘viewer of beautiful things’.

According to legend, when George IV visited Scotland in 1822 a prankster put a fish on top of a local provost’s carriage that was part of the king’s procession. For that reason, a salted herring was known as a GLASGOW MAGISTRATE in 19th century English.

All of the world’s geysers take their name from GEYSIR, a bursting hot water spring in southwest Iceland, which was the first such spring to be described in the English language.

In 1996, a public poll was held in Canada to suggest new names for the Northwest Territories. The most popular choice was to retain the name the territory already had; the second most popular choice was to rename it ‘Bob’.

BANSHEE derives from the Irish for ‘woman of the fairies’.

A GOWK is a cuckoo.
A TITLING is a meadow pipit.
‘To be like gowk and titling’ is to be inseparably best friends.

Invented in 1725, the OCULAR HARPSICHORD had lights corresponding to the colours of the rainbow that lit when different notes were played.