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Velociraptor Jul 2019 4:54pm, 2 Jul 2019 42,129 posts	0 Velociraptor [But did you know that there's also a Moscow in Ayrshire?]
NDWDave Jul 2019 6:25pm, 2 Jul 2019 9,765 posts	0 NDWDave [There is also a Croydon in Canada]
Rosehip Jul 2019 8:19pm, 2 Jul 2019 12,957 posts	0 Rosehip [and a Croydon near Cambridge, that had me very confused when I saw it as a destination on the front of a bus]
NDWDave Jul 2019 9:39pm, 2 Jul 2019 9,769 posts	0 NDWDave The nasab (نسب) is a patronymic or series of patronymics. It indicates the person's heritage by the word ibn (ابن "son", colloquially bin) or ibnat ( "daughter", also بنت bint, abbreviated bte.). Ibn Khaldun (ابن خلدون) means "son of Khaldun".
GlennR Jul 2019 11:38am, 3 Jul 2019 43,349 posts	0 GlennR Similar in Russian. Madame’s patronymic is Nikolaievna, daughter of Nikolai, whereas her brother’s is Nikolaivitch.
Raemond Jul 2019 11:55am, 3 Jul 2019 2,784 posts	0 Raemond Iceland has a similar patronymic system with -son or -dottir endings, but has recently approved the gender neutral ' child' iirc -bur.
Valyrian Plastic Jul 2019 12:05am, 11 Jul 2019 7,975 posts	0 Valyrian Plastic National Pina Colada Day is a thing. nationaldaycalendar.com
GlennR Jul 2019 4:45pm, 12 Jul 2019 43,490 posts	0 GlennR What a bollock dagger is. en.wikipedia.org
beebop Jul 2019 5:21pm, 12 Jul 2019 1,435 posts	0 beebop That the word ‘yomping’ is derived from ‘your own marching pace’. I have no idea if this is a fact or a fallacy - any expert etymologists around?
GregP Jul 2019 12:23pm, 13 Jul 2019 113,257 posts	0 GregP Over-ripe mango is actually quite nasty.