22 April 2009
Lucky dip
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April 2009
Q.Who sang Oh Blah Di first?
A.The Beatles sang "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da". It was released on their White Album of 1968, which reached no. 1 in the UK charts in December 1968.
Q.Where did the term yada yada yada come from?
A.The phrase 'yada yada' is akin to the English 'blah blah', representing a loss of interest. It originates from Hebrew, meaning to know.
Q.How long is the lliad ?
A.Homer's Iliad comprises 15,693 lines written in dactylic hexameter. The longest poem in English is 'My Blah Story' by Nigel Tomm, with 23,161 lines.
Q.Wat was alkaseltzes 1st marketed for
A.Alka Seltzer was formerly marketed as something of a cure-all. At one time, its ads even suggested taking it for "the blahs". It came out in 1931.