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Did you know that crabs wee through their eyes? That maidenhair moss is so called because Anglo-saxons thought it looked like pubes? That Albanians have 17 different words for moustache? Astound us with your utterly useless and obscure knowledge.

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W.O.P
The derogatory term "Wops" used to describe Italians came about because the vast majority of Italians arriving at Ellis Island wishing to enter America didn't have pasports or I.D papers and as such had the letters W.O.P stamped on their application forms etc. (With Out Papers)
(, Thu 17 Mar 2005, 16:18, Reply)

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